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Gaëtan Dugas ( French: [ɡaetɑ̃ dyɡa]; February 20, 1953 – March 30, 1984) was a Québécois Canadian flight attendant whose role in the early years of the AIDS epidemic attracted considerable attention. Initially identified as a central figure labeled "Patient Zero", Dugas faced allegations of being a primary source of HIV transmission ...
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A new study reveals that HIV arrived in New York from the Caribbean in the early 1970s, and spread to San Francisco and other cities later. It clears the name of Gaëtan Dugas, who was wrongly blamed as Patient Zero, the first case of HIV/AIDS in America.
Feb 10, 2023 · HIV patient zero is the term for the first person with HIV, but it is hard to identify who that is. Learn about the history of HIV and AIDS in the U.S., the origins of the virus from chimpanzees, and the difficulties of virus tracking.
Oct 27, 2016 · New research has proved that Gaëtan Dugas, a French-Canadian flight attendant who was dubbed “patient zero,” did not spread HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to the United States.
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Oct 26, 2016 · A team of researchers at the University of Arizona sequenced HIV virus taken from Canadian flight attendant Gaetan Dugas, the man called "Patient Zero" in the best-selling book And the Band...
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Dec 1, 2020 · How did Gaétan Dugas, the man blamed for sparking the AIDS epidemic in the US, experience the disease and the discrimination? Learn about his life, his medical knowledge, and his contact tracing from a historian's research.
Jul 25, 2019 · Gaëtan Dugas was a handsome Air Canada flight attendant who passed away at the age of 31 of complications from AIDS on March 30, 1984. For decades, he was widely regarded as "patient zero," the...
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