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At the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and before the virus had been studied in-depth, it was called "gay-related immunodeficiency" because of its prevalence among homosexual men. At the time, it was assumed that sexual orientation had to be a…

It's not unusual for scientists to name their discoveries after themselves: Halley's Comet, Verreaux's sifaka, and Avogadro's number are just a few examples. But when it comes to physical illnesses, the politics of having an individual's name in the disease…

The list of diseases named after animal species is long and includes monkeypox, swine flu, and mad cow disease, among others. Though it may seem harmless to name an illness using its presumed species of origin or a carrier species,…

Naming illnesses based on where they were presumed to have originated was a common practice for decades. The "Spanish flu" from the early 1900s is just one of many toponymous diseases that earned its name based on a physical place.…

- Estimated cost: $11.3 billion- Category 2- Start date: Sep. 14, 1999- End date: Sep. 16, 1999- Deaths: 77You may also like: States with the most severe summer weather

- Estimated cost: $10.7 billion- Category 3- Start date: Sep. 20, 1998- End date: Sep. 29, 1998- Deaths: 16You may also like: States with the most severe summer weather

- Estimated cost: $9.3 billion- Category 3- Start date: Sep. 05, 1996- End date: Sep. 08, 1996- Deaths: 37You may also like: States with the most severe summer weather

- Estimated cost: $8.9 billion- Category 3- Start date: Oct. 04, 1995- End date: Oct. 06, 1995- Deaths: 27You may also like: States with the most severe summer weather

- Estimated cost: $8.8 billion- Category 3- Start date: Aug. 17, 1983- End date: Aug. 20, 1983- Deaths: 21

In 1974, Frank Robinson signs a player-manager contract with the Cleveland Indians, making him the first Black manager in major league history. See more sports moments from this date: