2006-10-29 21:05:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Gay-related immune deficiency (GRID) was the original name for AIDS, a name proposed after public health scientists noticed clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and Pneumocycstis pneumonia among gay males in California and New York City
2006-10-29 21:35:11 · answer #1 · answered by Darshini A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the early 1980s when doctors first began to notice a fatal disease which mostly affected gay men, some called it GRID for Gay Related Immune Deficiency. Later the name was changed to AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; the first recorded use of the term AIDS was in July 1982).
2006-10-30 05:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gay-related immune deficiency (GRID) was the original name for AIDS.In this new name, scientists were supported by political figures who realized that the term "gay-related" did not accurately describe the demographic that the disease affected.
2006-10-31 00:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by upasana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-30 06:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by Viren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋