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The evolution of HIV/AIDS from a terminal to chronic disease
A quarter century after being identified, AIDS can be treated but not stopped...prevention still best defense
by WKSU's KEVIN NIEDERMIER


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About a quarter century ago, doctors were starting to see a flood of patients with a mysterious and deadly immune system disease. The still incurable aliment we now know as HIV-AIDS. Since it first appeared in the early 1980s, AIDS has evolved from a terminal condition to a chronic one. WKSU's Kevin Niedermier talks with two people who have been involved with AIDS patients from the beginning.
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Earl Pike of the Aids Taskforce of Greater Cleveland.
Dr. Alan Teage heads the Cleveland Clinic's HIV treatment center.
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