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From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey

In the early 1980s, a mysterious wave of illnesses emerged. Strange infections. Rare cancers. Mostly in young men. Doctors were baffled. Families were terrified. And a community began to lose its own. What started as confusion turned to crisis. Tens of thousands would die. Stigmatized. Forgotten. This is the story of how it began and how it changed everything.

From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey

56m 46s

In the early 1980s, a mysterious wave of illnesses emerged. Strange infections. Rare cancers. Mostly in young men. Doctors were baffled. Families were terrified. And a community began to lose its own. What started as confusion turned to crisis. Tens of thousands would die. Stigmatized. Forgotten. This is the story of how it began and how it changed everything.

Episodes

  • From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey

    56m 46s

    In the early 1980s, a mysterious wave of illnesses emerged. Strange infections. Rare cancers. Mostly in young men. Doctors were baffled. Families were terrified. And a community began to lose its own. What started as confusion turned to crisis. Tens of thousands would die. Stigmatized. Forgotten. This is the story of how it began and how it changed everything.

Schedule

  • From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey: TVSS: Staple

    From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey

    Sunday
    Dec 7

    1 Hour

    Scientists and medical professionals fight to treat and cure HIV and AIDS, while activists protest the government's mistreatment of the epidemic.

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