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'''Gaëtan Dugas''' ([[February 20]], [[1953]] - [[March 30]], [[1984]]) was a [[French-Canadian]] [[flight attendant]] who worked for [[Air Canada]].<ref>http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-0-13-400-2251/desastres_tragedies/sida/clip1</ref> |
'''Gaëtan Dugas''' ([[February 20]], [[1953]] - [[March 30]], [[1984]]) was a [[French-Canadian]] [[flight attendant]] who worked for [[Air Canada]].<ref>http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-0-13-400-2251/desastres_tragedies/sida/clip1</ref> |
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Dugas who was a prominent figure in the early development of AIDS: a study published in ''The [[American Journal of Medicine]]'' in 1984 traced all of [[New York City]]'s early [[HIV]] infections to Dugas. He was dubbed "[[Patient Zero]]" by epidemiologists after the [[Centers for Disease Control]] determined that many of Dugas's sexual |
Dugas who was a prominent figure in the early development of AIDS: a study published in ''The [[American Journal of Medicine]]'' in 1984 traced all of [[New York City]]'s early [[HIV]] infections to Dugas. He was dubbed "[[Patient Zero]]" by epidemiologists after the [[Centers for Disease Control]] determined that many of Dugas's sexual partners had developed HIV/AIDS. (The conclusions of the AJM study have since been challenged.) |
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Dugas was featured prominently in [[Randy Shilts]]' book ''[[And the Band Played On]]'', which documented the outbreak of AIDS in the [[United States]] |
Dugas was featured prominently in [[Randy Shilts]]' book ''[[And the Band Played On]]'', which documented the outbreak of AIDS in the [[United States]] |
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Revision as of 20:29, 5 October 2006
Gaëtan Dugas (February 20, 1953 - March 30, 1984) was a French-Canadian flight attendant who worked for Air Canada.[1]
Dugas who was a prominent figure in the early development of AIDS: a study published in The American Journal of Medicine in 1984 traced all of New York City's early HIV infections to Dugas. He was dubbed "Patient Zero" by epidemiologists after the Centers for Disease Control determined that many of Dugas's sexual partners had developed HIV/AIDS. (The conclusions of the AJM study have since been challenged.)
Dugas was featured prominently in Randy Shilts' book And the Band Played On, which documented the outbreak of AIDS in the United States
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