Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Abstract
The origin of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is unknown. AIDS was first recognized in the United States in 1981. Since 1981, AIDS has spread rapidly throughout the country. Initially, cases of AIDS were confined to New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles (Harris County Medical Society, 1987). AIDS is a disease caused by a virus that destroys an individual's defenses against infections (United States Department of Education, 1987). It is essentially a disease of the immune system (Check, 1988). The AIDS virus, known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV can so weaken an individual's immune system that he or she cannot fight off even mild infections and eventually becomes vulnerable to life-threatening infections and cancers (United States Department of Education, 1987).
Year of Submission
1989
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
Ann Vernon
Date Original
1989
Object Description
1 PDF file (25 leaves)
Copyright
©1989 Mari Lagerstrom
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Lagerstrom, Mari, "AIDS and dementia" (1989). Graduate Research Papers. 2720.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/2720
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