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189: The Science of HIV & The AIDS Epidemic

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4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

World AIDs Day falls on the 1st of December, so this week we're covering the AIDS epidemic and some of the science behind HIV! 

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References & Further Reading
https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9828348/ronald-reagan-hiv-aids
https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/hiv-aids-crisis-timeline
https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timeline#year-1984
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hiv-aids
https://www.cdc.gov/museum/online/story-of-cdc/aids/index.html
https://www.history.com/news/aids-epidemic-ronald-reagan
https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/history-of-aids#section_3
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hiv-and-aids/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537293/
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html#:~:text=Where%20did%20HIV%20come%20from,is%20called%20simian%20immunodeficiency%20virus.
https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/hiv.html#:~:text=Can%20HIV%20be%20transmitted%20through,does%20not%20eliminate%20the%20risk.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/hiv-transmission/ways-people-get-hiv.html

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.4

I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Luke Cutford.

0:16.4

Hello! This week, we're talking about the AIDS epidemic.

0:31.5

I don't have a joke for this one.

0:33.0

Feels like it's in per taste.

0:34.4

Yes.

0:34.9

But first, a Spotify update, which definitely isn't in per taste, a little bit of positivity

0:39.1

before we get into today's topic.

0:40.8

We have hit over a million streams on Spotify.

0:43.5

Blimey.

0:44.2

It's pretty cool, isn't it?

0:44.8

That's so much science.

0:46.1

That's so much of it.

0:47.0

And so many people streaming and listening to our words.

0:50.0

How incredible. If you're listening on Spotify, it'd be really cool if you headed over to Apple Podcasts and left a five-star review and follow us on Spotify.

0:57.0

Do you know how many Spotify followers we got?

0:59.7

I think we've got 41,000, 43,000.

1:04.4

Blimey.

1:05.5

778.

1:07.9

Incredible.

1:08.6

Wow.

1:08.9

I've also got a question for everyone that's listening and watching if you're

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