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Dugas worked as a flight attendant for Air Canada and died in Quebec City in March 1984 as a result of kidney failure caused by AIDS-related infections. In March 1984, a study tracked Dugas, along with other gay and bisexual men, to indicate his role in a particular cluster of 40 AIDS cases in the United States. He was named "Patient O" with "O ...
The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) is a not-for-profit outdoor recreation and athletic training facility for whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and ice skating which opened to the public in 2006. [1]
David J. Acer (November 11, 1949 – September 3, 1990) was an American dentist who allegedly infected six of his patients, including Kimberly Bergalis, with HIV. [1] The Acer case is considered the first documented HIV transmission from a healthcare worker to a patient in the United States, [2] though the means of transmission remain unknown. [3]
In fact, AIDS was the leading cause of death in men ages 25 to 44 in 1992. The rising rates sparked fear, stigma and hysteria among the public, fueling laws and policies that criminalized people ...
Ronnie Grace was a beloved advocate who helped gay men in Milwaukee battle HIV/AIDS. He died in Texas where he was receiving cancer treatment. Ronnie Grace, longtime Milwaukee AIDS/HIV and LGBTQ ...
The event, marking World AIDS Day, featured remarks by the Bidens and Jeanne White-Ginder, whose teenage son Ryan White died of AIDS in 1990. Both Bidens grew emotional during their remarks ...
American AIDS activist and, with Joseph Sonnabend and Michael Callen, co-founder of PWA Health Group and Community Research Initiative (now ACRIA) [60] [61] Bob Hattoy (1950–2007) Government employee and activist on issues related to gay rights, AIDS and the environment. [76] Nkosi Johnson (1989–2001)
U.S. President-elect Bill Clinton spoke to him and thanked him for his work raising awareness on AIDS. [6] Ricky Ray died in 1992 at age 15. Prior to his death, at the age of 13, he made headlines when he planned to marry his 16-year-old girlfriend. Although the decision was supported by his parents, it was later postponed due to Ricky's illness.