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Ryan White (1971-1990) was a young man from Kokomo, Indiana who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS, after being expelled from school because of his infection |
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A haemophiliac, he became infected with HIV from a contaminated blood treatment and, when diagnosed in 1984, was given six months to live |
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Though doctors said he posed no risk to other students, AIDS was poorly understood at the time and when White tried to return to school, many parents and teachers in Kokomo rallied against him |
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