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Dr Andrew Bailey on early AIDS case

Title
Dr Andrew Bailey on early AIDS case
Genre
Interview
TX Date
6 Jul 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:02:17
Description
Dr Andrew Bailey, a virologist from Manchester University, discusses the case of a Royal Navy seaman who died of AIDS in 1959. Bailey says this is unlikely to help find a cure but gives scientists a better understanding of the evolution of the disease. Female interviewer not identified. Broadcast on Piccadilly Radio.
Contributors
Piccadilly Radio; Andrew Bailey
Keywords
Deaths; UK; Manchester; AIDS; Medical research; HIV; Epidemiology; Virus diseases; Naval personnel

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