The Politics of AIDS
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What is the main focus of the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'?

  • Social stigma
  • International collaborations
  • Medical breakthroughs
  • Government indifference (correct)

When does the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic' begin its discussion of the AIDS epidemic?

  • 1985
  • 1977 (correct)
  • 1987
  • 1990

Who was the first confirmed case of AIDS mentioned in the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'?

  • Randy Shilts
  • Judith Eannarino
  • Grethe Rask (correct)
  • Rock Hudson

What is the profession of the author Randy Shilts?

<p>Journalist (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic' on the author Randy Shilts?

<p>He became both a star and a pariah (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Shilts decide to write 'And the Band Played On'?

<p>He wanted to raise awareness about AIDS (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which communities were most affected by AIDS in the United States?

<p>Gay communities in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the general public's limited knowledge about in the 1970s and 80s?

<p>The importance of protected ('safe') sex and IV drug using practices in preventing disease transmission (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the gay community activists in San Francisco find a new direction in?

<p>Gay rights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Gay Men's Health Crisis organization aim to do?

<p>Raise money for medical research and provide social services (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Shilts mean by the title 'And the Band Played On'?

<p>It represents 'business as usual' in the face of an extraordinary situation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who formed the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP)?

<p>Kramer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who formed the NAMES Project that created the AIDS Memorial Quilt?

<p>Jones (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the first to deal with the toll that AIDS would take in the United States?

<p>Doctors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which symptoms were most notably observed in patients with AIDS?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city's Public Health Department was praised for handling the new communicable disease effectively?

<p>San Francisco (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country's researchers discovered a new retrovirus related to HIV?

<p>France (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people faced difficulty in getting medical professionals to acknowledge that AIDS could be transmitted to them?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disease does the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic' primarily focus on?

<p>HIV (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the author of the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'?

<p>Randy Shilts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'?

<p>Government indifference and political infighting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic' end?

<p>1985 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic' on the author Randy Shilts?

<p>He became both a star and a pariah (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What motivated Randy Shilts to write the book 'And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'?

<p>Being gay (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who formed the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP)?

<p>Larry Kramer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city's Public Health Department was criticized for doing very little to handle AIDS?

<p>New York City (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country's researchers discovered a new retrovirus related to HIV?

<p>France (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the first to deal with the toll that AIDS would take in the United States?

<p>Doctors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people faced difficulty in getting medical professionals to acknowledge that AIDS could be transmitted to them?

<p>People who had received blood transfusions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the NAMES Project create?

<p>AIDS Memorial Quilt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the opportunistic infections that caused death in AIDS patients?

<p>Lymphadenopathy and pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Public Health Department of San Francisco do to handle the new communicable disease effectively?

<p>Tracked down sick people and linked them to others with symptoms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city's gay community activists found a new direction in gay rights when many men came down with strange illnesses in 1980?

<p>San Francisco (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization was formed in New York City to raise money for medical research and provide social services for gay men who were getting sick with opportunistic infections?

<p>Gay Men's Health Crisis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the general public's limited knowledge about in the 1970s and 80s that contributed to the spread of AIDS in gay communities?

<p>Importance of protected sex (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phase characterized the gay community as care-free and innocent, before the realization of the deadly infectious disease?

<p>Before 1980 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city's Public Health Department made recommendations to gay men to stop having sex in order to avoid getting sick with AIDS?

<p>San Francisco (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the men in New York City who formed the Gay Men's Health Crisis to raise money for medical research and provide social services for gay men with AIDS?

<p>Larry Kramer and Paul Popham (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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