Viewing the documentary, “How to Survive a Plague,” was a nice learning experience of how far we have come to lessening the impact of AIDS transmission and treatment. I remember hearing much about the difficulties that came with tackling the AIDS epidemic; however, I did not know how prevalent it was in the U.S. because I mostly heard about how big it was in certain regions-mainly Africa. Learning about how the AIDS epidemic effected the people within New York was very shocking. It demonstrated the issues that we face within our healthcare system and with our government. Healthcare is such an important aspect of our society that it was disheartening to hear how when AIDS was first discovered, hospitals turned away AIDS patients and refused
