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...million Americans may have already been exposed to the AIDS virus, though no one yet knows what percentage of those infected will actually develop the disease...
...AIDS virus apparently can cause serious harm to the brain and nervous system in addition to wiping out the immune system. At least 50% of AIDS patients suffer from such symptoms as loss of memory, impaired ability to speak and think, even outright dementia...
...Researchers have now identified the outer protein coat of the virus, a necessary step in developing a vaccine. But an actual vaccine remains a distant prospect...
...number to double by this time next year. The epidemic is spreading worldwide. W.H.O. officials report that Paris has almost the same incidence as Los Angeles. The vast majority of AIDS cases--about 73% in the U.S.--have occurred in homosexual or bisexual men. Researchers think that the virus can remain latent for years before causing symptoms, so that people infected five or more years ago may still run the risk of developing the disease...
...said, "You're a smart girl, Jane. How did you get duped into believing this and sending in the money?" Because I was 13 (hence immortal) and health wasn't a factor if it meant getting thin. I knew tapeworms weren't fatal. If it had been a bubonic virus I was sending away for, I'd have thought twice--maybe. But anything that would allow me to get thin without having to do something active seemed attractive. Mind you, I wasn't as extreme as a few other girls, who had to be hospitalized because they refused...