The 1987 nonfiction book And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts chronicles the discovery and spread of what modern horror?
James W. Curran a pioneer, leader, and expert in the field of HIV/AIDS. From 1981 Dr. Curran led the task force on HIV/AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and subsequently led the HIV/AIDS Division. While at the CDC, he attained the rank of the assistant surgeon general. He is featured in "And the Band Played On", a non-fiction book by "San Francisco Chronicle" journalist Randy Shilts, which chronicles the discovery and spread of HIV/AIDS. Dr. Curran was a pioneer in the field in that he was one of the first scientists to recognize the infectious nature of HIV/AIDS, and
And the Band Played On And the Band Played On And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic is a 1987 book by "San Francisco Chronicle" journalist Randy Shilts. The book chronicles the discovery and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with a special emphasis on government indifference and political infighting—specifically in the United States—to what was then perceived as a specifically gay disease. Shilts' premise is that AIDS was allowed to happen: while the disease is caused by a biological agent, incompetence and apathy toward those initially affected allowed its spread to become much