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 +Five cases of ''Pneumocystis carinii'' pneumonia (PCP) were reported in what turned out to be the first reporting of [[AIDS]] in the medical literature (June 5, 1981).<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5021.pdf ''Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'', June 1, 2001]</ref> Los Angeles-based general practitioner [[Joel Weisman]] and [[immunologist]] [[Michael S. Gottlieb]] of the [[UCLA Medical Center]] had encountered a series of gay male patients with symptoms that appeared to be [[immune system disorder]]s including significant loss of weight and swollen [[lymph node]]s, accompanied by fever and rashes, in addition to two patients with chronic diarrhea, depressed [[white blood cell count]]s and [[mycosis|fungal infection]]s. Gottlieb diagnosed these and a number of his other patients as having [[pneumocystis pneumonia]]. A report they jointly wrote and published in the June 5, 1981, issue of ''Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'', described their patients as "5 young men, all active homosexuals, [who] were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California" of which "[t]wo of the patients died" by the time of the original report.<ref>Staff. [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4534.pdf "Pneumocystis Pneumonia — Los Angeles"], ''Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'', [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], August 30, 1996 / Vol. 45 / No. 34. Retrieved July 24, 2009. This is a reprint by the CDC of the original June 4, 1981, report.</ref> This notice has been recognized as the first published report marking the official start of the [[AIDS pandemic]] and as "the first report on AIDS in the medical literature".<ref>via ''[[Associated Press]]''. [http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/07/23/us/AP-US-Obit-Weisman.html "Doctor Who Co-Authored First AIDS Report Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 23, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.{{Dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref>
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The June 5 1981 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report generated coverage in the mainstream media (Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle) about a mysterious illness (they called it a "gay cancer") that had killed five young gay men in Los Angeles. It was the first mention of what later became known as AIDS. The term AIDS was first used on July 27 1982 by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.

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Five cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) were reported in what turned out to be the first reporting of AIDS in the medical literature (June 5, 1981).<ref>Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 1, 2001</ref> Los Angeles-based general practitioner Joel Weisman and immunologist Michael S. Gottlieb of the UCLA Medical Center had encountered a series of gay male patients with symptoms that appeared to be immune system disorders including significant loss of weight and swollen lymph nodes, accompanied by fever and rashes, in addition to two patients with chronic diarrhea, depressed white blood cell counts and fungal infections. Gottlieb diagnosed these and a number of his other patients as having pneumocystis pneumonia. A report they jointly wrote and published in the June 5, 1981, issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, described their patients as "5 young men, all active homosexuals, [who] were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California" of which "[t]wo of the patients died" by the time of the original report.<ref>Staff. "Pneumocystis Pneumonia — Los Angeles", Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 30, 1996 / Vol. 45 / No. 34. Retrieved July 24, 2009. This is a reprint by the CDC of the original June 4, 1981, report.</ref> This notice has been recognized as the first published report marking the official start of the AIDS pandemic and as "the first report on AIDS in the medical literature".<ref>via Associated Press. "Doctor Who Co-Authored First AIDS Report Dies", The New York Times, July 23, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.Template:Dead link</ref>





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