“Days of Grace. A Memoir”VIII. Chapter Seven: The Beast in the Jungle(1/2)

Study Guide: Days of Grace. A Memoir

VIII. Chapter Seven: The Beast in the Jungle

A. General Comprehension: Guided Note-taking

In this chapter, Ashe writes about AIDS and health care. As you read the chapter, use the following cues to take notes on the development of his own illness and the status of health care in the United States:

Opportunistic Infections:

a. Toxoplasmosis
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b. Reason for infection
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c. Outbreak of infections in 1980
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d. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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e. Karposi’s sarcomi
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AIDS Diagnosis:

a. HIV
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b. 1983: recovering from double bypass surgery Type Here

c. July 1983: “The nation’s blood supply is safe.” (Margaret Heckler, Reagan’s Secretary of Health and Human Services)
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d. Blood transfusion
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“Five essential pillars to support the health and well-being of every individual”:

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Importance of Science:

a. AZT
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b. 1992
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Susan Sontag’s Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
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Study Guide: Days of Grace. A Memoir