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American teenager Ryan White, who died from AIDS in 1990, is the namesake for U.S. federal legislation that addresses the unmet health needs of persons infected with HIV/AIDS. He is the poster boy for HIV/AIDS. This is a categorized, alphabetical list of people who are known to have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the ...
Kimberly Ann Bergalis (January 19, 1968 – December 8, 1991) was an American woman who was one of six patients purportedly infected with HIV by dentist David J. Acer, who was infected with HIV and died of AIDS on September 3, 1990. [1]
When it came to Hudson's HIV-positive status, Taylor found out the news with the rest of the world, just months before he would die of AIDS-related complications in 1985. "He didn’t tell anyone.
The image of Britain's Princess Diana shaking hands with AIDS patients at a London hospital in 1987 was hailed as a milestone in the battle against the stigma surrounding people with the virus.
Stars like Jonathan Van Ness, Magic Johnson, and Charlie Sheen have shared their experiences living with HIV. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
A bronchoscopy revealed that Gertz had AIDS. [4] [5] Gertz later found out that she had contracted HIV from a 27-year-old man named Cort Brown. He was a bisexual bartender whom Gertz met at Studio 54 when she was 16. They had their first and only sexual encounter in 1982. He died of AIDS in 1988. [3] [5]
Heterosexual male; former runaway who returned to his family after contracting HIV; died of an AIDS-related illness. He was the world's first soap opera character to contract the disease, and also the first to portray an HIV/AIDS character on a major television show outside North America. 1991: Neon Rider: CTV: Walt: Philip Granger
Sheen revealed he knows who they are, but he's not saying any names: "There are, and I know who they are, but I will take that to my grave." Back in 2015, Charlie revealed he was HIV positive.