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| An AIDS prevention law is enacted (1988) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| AIDS This disease, which first appeared in the the U.S. in the 1980s among homosexuals, has now spread to habitual drug users, hemophiliacs, and women throughout the world. Partly because of its deadly nature, it has also brought with it social problems of prejudice and discrimination. | |