AIDS: An Overview
Dr. Steve Scheibel, left, Dr. William Valenti, Rep. Louise Slaughter and registered nurse Carol Williams celebrated the opening of Community Health Network on South Avenue on Dec. 14, 1989.
CHN opened eight years after the first official reporting of what became known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome. CHN was the first medical practice in Rochester to specialize in the care of people with HIV/AIDS Community Health Network is now Trillium Health, with its main office at 259 Monroe Ave. a site at Science Parkway, and a mobile clinic.
Where we’ve been: HIV/AIDS Timeline
On June 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), describing cases of a rare lung infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), in five young, previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles. All the men had other unusual infections as well, indicating that their immune systems were not working; two had already died by the time the report was published. This edition of the MMWR marks the first official reporting of what will become known as the AIDS epidemic.
Current state of the fight against AIDS: What’s being done now?
Currently in the United States the fight against AIDS is staying strong. For more information on what is being done and the current progress of the fight against AIDS please check out….