Cause of Death explores disease and how it effects our society. This episode talks about AIDS, the Reagan years and how we finally overcame a pandemic. Show Notes:Throwaway People: How the AIDS Virus Changed the World Show Notes for Throwaway PeopleFor drug informationhttps://www.niaid.nih.gov/.../antiretroviral-drug....https://hivinfo.nih.gov/.../what-start-choosing-hiv-regimenFor disease informationhttps://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/AIDS https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/fact-sheethttps://www.bcm.edu/.../emerging.../specific-agents/hiv-aidshttps://www.bcm.edu/.../molecular-virology-and-microbiologyHistorical InformationParker, Richard. “The global HIV/AIDS pandemic, structural inequalities, and the politics of international health.” American journal of public health vol. 92,3 (2002): 343-6. doi:10.2105/ajph.92.3.343Fox, Daniel M. “AIDS and the American Health Polity: The History and Prospects of a Crisis of Authority.” The Milbank Quarterly vol. 83,4 (2005): 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2005.00432.x. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0009.2005.00432.xHistory.com/news/aids-epidemic-ronald-reaganTransmission InformationInstitute of Medicine (US) Committee to Study HIV Transmission Through Blood and Blood Products; Leveton LB, Sox HC Jr., Stoto MA, editors. HIV And The Blood Supply: An Analysis Of Crisis Decisionmaking. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1995. 1, Introduction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK232413/Reagan’s 1987 speech courtesy of ABC Newshttp://abcn.ws/2nSPCO1NPR interview with Urvashi Vaidhttps://www.npr.org/.../critics-of-president-george-h-w...Glossary of termsep·i·dem·ic/ˌepəˈdemik/noun1. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time."a flu epidemic"pan·dem·ic/panˈdemik/nounpandemic1. (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.out·break/ˈoutˌbrāk/nounnoun: outbreak; plural noun: outbreaks1. the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc."the outbreak of World War II"Music Credit:Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/rebirthLicense code: OCBKPCCUDR93ASNX