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Also known as Ryan Wayne White

giovane statunitense divenuto uno dei simboli della lotta all'HIV/AIDS negli Stati Uniti

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Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Ryan White was born in Kokomo, Indiana in 1971. A hemophiliac, Ryan regularly needed injections of blood products to survive. In 1985 at the age of 13, it was discovered that Ryan contracted the AIDS virus sometime during the previous year from tainted blood. His case got national attention when his school expelled him when they learned about his disease. Not wanting to lie down and die that…

Known for

  • Commitment to Life — Self (archive)2023
  • Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
  • The Ryan White Story — Chad1989

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Key facts

Born
Ryan Wayne White , ( 1971-12-06 ) December 6, 1971, Kokomo, Indiana , U.S.
Died
April 8, 1990 (1990-04-08) (aged 18), Indianapolis , Indiana, U.S.
Cause of death
AIDS -related pneumonia
Resting place
Cicero, Indiana
Occupation
Student

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ryan
Family name
White
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Kokomo
Place of death
Indianapolis
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
www.ryanwhite.com
Image
Ryan White.jpg
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date of birth
1971-12-06
date of death
1990-04-08
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Ryan White
place of burial
Indiana
medical condition
HIV/AIDS
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Article · Italiano

Ryan Wayne White (Kokomo, 6 dicembre 1971 – Indianapolis, 8 aprile 1990) è stato un giovane statunitense che, a seguito di una trasfusione con sangue infetto, contrasse il virus dell'HIV e divenne poi uno dei simboli della lotta all'AIDS e dell'integrazione delle persone sieropositive.

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