Robert Rayford
American teenager thought to be the first death from AIDS in North America (1953–1969)
📍 St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Robert Lee Rayford sometimes identified as Robert R. due to his age, was an American teenager from St. Louis, Missouri whose chronic illness, which began in 1966 and ended with his death in 1969, are hypothesized to represent the earliest known case of HIV/AIDS in North America. Rayford's death was a mystery to his doctors, who could not account for his symptoms. A likely cause of his death wasn't suggested until 1987.
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