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. 2006 Jun 2;55(21):585-9.

Twenty-five years of HIV/AIDS--United States, 1981-2006

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • PMID: 16741493
Free article

Twenty-five years of HIV/AIDS--United States, 1981-2006

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
Free article

Abstract

On June 5, 1981, MMWR published a report of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in five previously healthy young men in Los Angeles, California. These cases were later recognized as the first reported cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United States. Since that time, this disease has become one of the greatest public health challenges both nationally and globally. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS have claimed the lives of more than 22 million persons worldwide, including more than 500,000 persons in the United States.

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