> I am old enough to remember biologists flailing around for 4 years to identify the HIV virus and two years more for slow (two week) test. I suspect that part

> I am old enough to remember biologists flailing around for 4 years to identify the HIV virus and two years more for slow (two week) test. I suspect that part of this comes from the fact that people thought the disease was thought to target gay men. In fact, AIDS was originally called GRID -- Gay-Related Immune Deficiency. There was plenty of (truly awful) folks out there who felt that it was some sort of cosmic justice.