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Historic Questions

Coronavirus and HIV

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Sam Nightingale is an infectious diseases researcher and is currently treating patients with COVID-19. In this episode of Historic Questions he talks about this new form of coronavirus and how it might change our society. He also explains how humans responded to the emergence of AIDS in the late 20th century and the lasting impact this disease has left on societies across the World.

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