title: The sombre view of AIDS.
abstract: Extrapolation from short-term data is risky, but the development of AIDS among those infected with HIV by blood transfusions, if properly described by a normal distribution, suggests a 15-year mean incubation and a high incidence of disease among carriers of the virus.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011336:Probability; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral