Many people talk about aisle, this fear comes from its high mortality rate, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a report shows that by the end of 2020, a total of 1.053 million people in the country are infected with HIV, with a cumulative reported death rate of 351,000.
HIV was first discovered by humans in the 1980s, just over 40 years ago. So who was the first patient "0" infected with AIDS?
Human AIDS originated in African chimpanzees
Since the epidemic of AIDS in human society, scientists have been unraveling the mystery of the origin of AIDS in addition to actively seeking a cure.
First, AIDS originated in African chimpanzees and is a well-established view of scientists, but the HIV virus (SIV) in chimpanzees was discovered 20 years after the discovery of AIDS in humans.
Chimpanzee SIV and human HIV viruses, the genetic structure is very similar, scientists believe that chimpanzee SIV virus after mutation to humans.
So the question is, how do chimpanzees transmit the virus to humans?
As early as the last century in Africa, predators were a major food source for the local population, and food sources included African chimpanzees.
The most likely guess is that local residents accidentally infected the wounds on the body by accidentally contaminating the chimpanzee's blood with the wounds in the process of capturing, slaughtering and eating.
The first to introduce the virus to the United States
There is no way to find the AIDS infected with the chimpanzee virus in Africa, but the first person to introduce the virus to the United States is Geltan Duga, who is now widely regarded as the "0" patient of AIDS transmission.
Geltan Duga
The French-born flight attendant, handsome, tall, with a French romance in his hands and feet, captivated a large group of young men around him, yes, he was a homosexual.
While in the branch, Geltan Dugga frequented gay bars and saunas in major cities, attracting gay people everywhere with his unique charm, and he also enjoyed this life.
In the summer of 1980, Geltan Dugga developed many rashes and purple spots, and after being diagnosed by the hospital, he developed Kaposi sarcoma.
Kaposi sarcoma is a skin cancer that is associated with human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) infection and is highly prevalent in immunodeficient populations, so it is also known as "gay carcinoma".
Later, scientists discovered the immunodeficiency infectious disease and investigated Geltan Dugga, who provided a list of 72 people who had had sex, and a considerable number of people had different degrees of illness.
As a result, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named the disease "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)."
Even more frightening than disease is social discrimination
In fact, what is more terrible than AIDS is the fear, misunderstanding and discrimination of AIDS, and Geltan Dugga, who has just turned 31, has passed away under the dual pressure of illness and public opinion.
The panic caused by AIDS continues in today's society, refusing to eat, study and work with AIDS patients, and stigmatizing AIDS people today.
With the invention of the "cocktail" therapy by Dr. Hu Dayi, a Chinese-American scientist, through the combination of 3 or more different antiviral drugs, it works in different aspects of HIV infection and maximizes the inhibition of viral replication.
Cocktail therapy has greatly extended the life expectancy of AIDS patients, and according to the data, the average life expectancy of AIDS patients who take antiviral drugs stably is only 5 years less than that of normal people.
Today, the method of AIDS treatment is constantly updated, new three-in-one tablets emerge in an endless stream, and highly effective integrase inhibitors greatly improve the resistance barrier of AIDS, as long as the drug is stable, AIDS patients can work and live like normal people.
Moreover, the spread of HIV is limited to blood, mother-to-child and sexual transmission, and the usual reception of people and objects does not easily infect AIDS, because the viral load does not reach the minimum level of transmission, and HIV is very fragile, surviving only 30 minutes in the air.
To advance global AIDS anti-discrimination advocacy, UNAIDS has designated 1 March each year as World AIDS Zero Discrimination Day. The theme of Zero Discrimination Day is butterflies, symbolizing transformation, rebirth, beauty and freedom, as well as everyone's love and blessing for AIDS patients and people living with HIV.