Gaëtan Dugas
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title:
Gaëtan Dugas
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Gaëtan Dugas 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 to the United States. This narrative, popularized notably by Randy Shilts' 1987 book And the Band Played On, has been refuted through subsequent scientific scrutiny and historical re-evaluation. Dugas' story highlights the pe
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Canadian flight attendant, long misidentified as the index case of the North American AIDS crisis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga%C3%ABtan_Dugas
date created:
2003-02-07T16:15:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:23:01Z
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