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General Information: History of HIV

30th Commemoration of HIV/AIDS HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Webpage with information and links to fact sheets about the 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/HIV30thCommemoration.html

A Living History: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program HTML

Source: Health Resources and Services Administration

Information on the origins of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and the evolution of the AIDS Education and Training Centers.

http://hab.hrsa.gov/livinghistory/programs/Part-F.htm

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) HIV/AIDS Timeline/History HTML

Source: Food and Drug Administration

Timeline of important events in HIV/AIDS history.

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForPatientAdvocates/HIVandAIDSActivities/ucm117935.htm

How Has the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Changed Over the Past 30 Years? HTML

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Information on emerging trends in HIV/AIDS cases, especially higher rates of infection in certain populations.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/hivaids/how-has-hivaids-epidemic-changed-over-past-30-years

In Their Own Words HTML

Source: National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers recall the early years of AIDS. Includes a timeline and images.

http://aidshistory.nih.gov/home.html

MMWR: Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS --- United States, 1981--2005 HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Information recounting the history of HIV/AIDS on the 25 year anniversary of the first cases of HIV/AIDS reported in the United States.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5521a2.htm?s_cid=mm5521a2_e

The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS HTML

Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Fact sheet providing background information and scientific evidence that HIV infection causes AIDS.

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/howHIVCausesAIDS/pages/hivcausesaids.aspx