Ryan White
Hemophiliac advocacy symbol
Ryan White was an American teenager who became a national figure in AIDS awareness after contracting HIV from a blood transfusion for hemophilia in 1984.
His family's fight against discrimination when he was barred from school brought public attention to AIDS stigma.
He died in 1990 at age eighteen.
The Ryan White CARE Act, landmark federal HIV/AIDS funding legislation, bears his name.
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
- blood transfusionInfusing donated cells intravenously
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- transmissionSending of information
AZT · infection · bloodborne · T-cells · viral load · contaminated · tainted blood · immunodeficiency
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- schoolboyMale student, typically young
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
innocence · peer · friendship · normalcy · courage · resilience · determination · bravery
State of perceiving reality
- educationSystematic development of mind
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
public speaking · activism · campaign · destigmatization · fundraising · Elton John · Michael Jackson · Phil Donahue
Money allocated by central government
- heroOne admired for courage
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
remembrance · tribute · impact · change · progress · pioneer · icon · role model
Mark of dishonor
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- fearEmotional response to threat
ignorance · banned · expelled · Kokomo · misinformation · isolation · ostracism · harassment
HIV
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
- blood transfusionInfusing donated cells intravenously
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
transmission · AZT · infection · bloodborne · T-cells · viral load · contaminated · tainted blood · immunodeficiency · medical treatment
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- schoolboyMale student, typically young
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
childhood · innocence · peer · friendship · normalcy · courage · resilience · determination · bravery · dignity
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- educationSystematic development of mind
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
Congress · public speaking · activism · campaign · destigmatization · fundraising · Elton John · Michael Jackson · Phil Donahue · public health
federal funding
Money allocated by central government
- heroOne admired for courage
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
memorial · remembrance · tribute · impact · change · progress · pioneer · icon · role model · history
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
fear · ignorance · banned · expelled · Kokomo · misinformation · isolation · ostracism · harassment · lawsuit