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46: Silence=Death: The Dark History of the AIDs Epidemic

2022/6/1
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The episode begins with the story of Rick Welikoff, a healthy man diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma, a disease usually found in older men of Mediterranean descent. His rapid decline and subsequent death, along with those of his friends, marked the beginning of the AIDS epidemic.

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The AIDs epidemic. We’ve all heard of it. But it seems to be discussed in hushed tones or people are too afraid to really get into it. So although we all know of it, how much do we actually know about it? Where did it come from? What actually is it? Why did it take so long for the government to figure out what it was that was killing so many? And once they did, why didn’t they do anything about it? Today we get into that and so much more. The stories of AIDs has always been, but today we’re finally clearing up any confusion and telling the whole story. 

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