On the social side of the issue the disease was initially identified as a disease of homosexuals and labeled as the "gay pneumonia" or "gay cancer". ... Until the disease could be identified as either viral or bacterial, a diagnostic test for the disease could not be developed. ... This allowed for the development of tests to identify, and diagnose the disease, and has begun the research for treatment, prevention and a cure. ...

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"Bisexual, gay, and other men who have sex with men, particularly young African American men, are most seriously affected by HIV.... Determinants such as; guidance on behavior, limited access to healthcare services or testing sites, and inadequate access to preventive measures, increases the risk of an individual to acquire HIV. ... Virtually 75% of the HIV infections take place in males, and most of these men are gay or bisexual males in spite of race or ethnicity" (CDC, 2014). ... Secondary prevention takes place when the vulnerable person had unprotected sex, and is unsure if one ...

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Now, we know many facts including the causes, signs, treatment, prevention, testing and more. ... Physicians conclude Tipranavir has proven to be effective in individual HIV/AIDS patients during the drug trial testing. ... Of the millions living with HIV/AIDS, more than one million of that population are gay men who are practicing unsafe sexual behaviors. ... The majority of such testing is generally performed on a blind basis from a drop of blood drawn by the nurses from the baby's tiny heel. ... Approximately only fifteen to twenty-five percent of infants who test positive actuall...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate