In what year were aids discovered in America

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Frank Sampson

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12 July, 16:32

In what year were aids discovered in America

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Henry Landry · Answer 1

Henry Landry 12 July, 16:34

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AIDS came to America in 1981

Dominik Alvarez · Answer 2

1981

1980s. April 24, San Francisco resident Ken Horne is reported to the Center for Disease Control with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Later in 1981, the CDC would retroactively identify him as the first patient of the AIDS epidemic in the US. He was also suffering from Cryptococcus.