Assignment:
Discussion:
Impacts on Health Status and Behavior
1981,Identification of AIDS - In 1984, the HIV virus was identified by the Public Health Service and French scientists. In 1985, a blood test to detect HIV was licensed. AIDS was first reported.b1982; FDA received first IND submission for treatment of AIDS. 1984 AIDS identified as being caused by a human retrovirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).1985, FDA approved first enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kit to screen for antibodies to HIV. 1987.
Did any behavior changes in the population contribute to this change in health status?
What interventions were implemented to resolve the problem?
Assess how successful they were or were not-what worked and what did not work?
Can you think of further interventions that could have helped?
What long term changes in public behavior, if any, resulted from this historical event?