but the epidemic remains in what paul olson calls the last mile.t are some misconceptions, paul, that still exist today about hiv? >> i think the biggest misconception is that the epidemic is over and we still are seeing the unacceptably high numbers of new infections, especially in black and brown and low income communities that are disproportion addly affected by other infectious diseases. >> reporter: where do things stand now since you first submitted that article to the cdc? >> we have made remarkable developments in both treatment and prevention over these last 40 years. today a person aged 25 diagnosed hiv-positive and who is able to get on medication right away is projected to have a virtually normal lifespan. and that is a big, big change from what it was in 1981. >> reporter: did you think that the medical community would get to that point where you would be able to say that to a patient 40 years after you submitted that paper? >> no, i didn't. feeling sluggish or weighed down? it could be a sign that your digestive system isn't working a

. >> reporter: paul olson is chief communications officer for g he.e world. >> at that time our government was not stepping up and assuming their responsibility for responding to this crisis because it was primarily affecting a community that was deeply marginalized at the time. >> reporter: sensing a lack of help from the government, aids activists indiacluding a group t disrupted the cbs news. >> television is responsible to cover that. >> reporter: -- pushed for change. along with activism, cultural flash points put aids into the public consciousness. the death of hollywood actor rock hudson, a gloveless princess diana shaking hands with aids patients in the uk, and magic johnson's shocking retirement announcement when he revealed he was hiv positive. >> the hiv virus i have retained, i will have to retire from the lakers. >> reporter: in the mid '90s, a medical breakthrough, anti viral treatment that turned it to a manageable disease. today more than two-thirds of those living with hiv are receiving that treatment. but the epidemic remains in what

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