The book chronicles the discovery and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with a special emphasis on government indifference and political infighting—specifically in the United States—to what was then perceived as a specifically gay disease.
Buku ini menceritakan penemuan dan penyebaran human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) dan acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) dengan penekanan terutama pada ketidakacuhann pemerintah dan pertikaian politis—khususnya di Amerika Serikat—yang saat itu dianggap secara khusus sebagai penyakit gay.