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This Day in History Jan 31, 1995: AIDS Becomes the Leading Cause of Death in Americans Aged 25 to 44
AIDS was first recognized in 1981. By 1995, according to data released by the Federal Centers for Disease Control on the 31st of 1995, AIDS had become the leading cause of death in Americans aged 25 to 44. It surpassed unintentional injury, cancer, and heart disease. While the report was released in 1995, it was based on collected data up to 1993, meaning that the disease actually became the leading cause of death in 1992.
The CDC also released information regarding the rise of HIV infection among heterosexual couples. By 1992, the leading transmission route for HIV was through heterosexual sex, making the disease an epidemic impacting persons across all spectrum’s of American life.
Source: http://nyti.ms/sOG7wE
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