Question

in the early days of the hiv/aids epidemic, before the disease even had a name, ________.
oa. the full forces of the public health system were immediately directed to address it
ob. nearly everyone who caught the virus died
oc. it was considered more of a nuisance than a disease
od. in the u.s., it occurred primarily in heterosexual injection drug users

Explanation:

In the early - days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, before proper understanding and research, the virus was highly lethal and nearly everyone who caught it died. The public - health system did not immediately mobilize fully, it was not seen as a nuisance, and initially it was more prevalent among certain groups like homosexual men rather than primarily heterosexual injection drug users in the US.

Answer:

B. nearly everyone who caught the virus died