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An eerie ad played on Australian television in the late 1980s. The Grim Reaper carelessly bowled balls of death at normal members of society, killing many with his reckless behaviour. What this advert did however was play on the widespread panic that gripped the globe as a massive global pandemic did what the Grim Reaper does

Music: Lost Radiance - On The Planet Far Away (ver. 1)

Sources:
Websites –
Precursor to H.I.V. Was in Monkeys for Millenniums. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/health/17aids.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general
Origin of HIV & AIDS. Avert. https://www.avert.org/professionals/history-hiv-aids/origin
History of HIV & AIDS Overview. Avert. https://www.avert.org/professionals/history-hiv-aids/overview
History of AIDS. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/history-of-aids
HIV / AIDS. World Health Organisation. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hiv-aids

Journal Articles –
Fanales – Belasio E, Raimondo M, Suligoi B & Butto S. HIV virology and pathogenetic mechanisms of infection: a brief overview. Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2010; 46 (1): 5 - 14