The CDC published guidelines on preventing HIV transmission in healthcare settings, on HIV counseling, and on antibody testing
In 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines on preventing HIV transmission in…
In 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines on preventing HIV transmission in…
In 1987, The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) was founded by American Indian and Alaska Native…
In 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of a study on…
In 1987, the FDA approved first Western blot blood test more specific HIV diagnostic test and AZT as…
In 1986, treating the first cases of HIV/AIDS in the country as a public health emergency, Cuba began…
In Apr. 15, 1985, the first International AIDS conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, was organized by the WHO,…
On Mar. 2, 1985, the FDA announced the approval of the Abbott first antibody test kit to screen…
In 1985, Red Cross Blood Services began testing all newly donated blood with the first HIV detection test…
In 1985, virologist Flossie Wong-Staal became the first person to clone HIV, which led to the development of…
On Apr. 23, 1984, a National Cancer Institute scientist, Dr. Robert C. Gallo, reported the isolation of a…
In 1983, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received funding for HIV risk reduction services…
In 1983, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National AIDS Hotline (NAH) to…
In 1983, Cook County Hospital’s Ron Sable, MD, and Renslow Sherer, MD, founded Chicago’s first HIV/AIDS clinic.
On Jul. 15, 1982, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 413 cases of the…
On Jun. 30, 1982, persuasive evidence that the HIV disease was caused by an infectious agent was presented…
On Mar. 3, 1982, a conference on the new HIV disease was held by the U.S. Public Health…
On Jun. 15, 1981, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored a conference in Bethesda, MD, on Kaposi’s Sarcoma…
In 1981, Simian acquired immune deficiency syndrome (simian AIDS) was identified in macaques in two of National Institutes…
In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the International Health Program Office, now…