AIDS Scientists and Activists Meet in Amsterdam
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses, Epidemics, Diseases
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Netherlands
- Date: July 19-24, 1992
Article abstract: More than ten thousand scientists and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) activists meeting in Amsterdam revealed the possibility of a new AIDS-like virus.
AIDS Conference Convenes
At the opening of the eighth international conference on AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in Amsterdam, conference chair Dr. Jonathan Mann advocated greater government involvement in AIDS research and prevention as well as the creation of political parties devoted to AIDS issues. The conference, an annual gathering of AIDS scientists,...
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