The film "And the band played" illustrated the origin of the AIDS virus and its rapid spread throughout the world. It all begins with a scene set in 1976, Central Africa, showing how the Ebola disease hit a village and was contained before it spread. This was to show the beginning of another serious disease called AIDS. The world was not prepared to handle such a contagious plague. Doctors who treated people with this virus thought that the first cases of HIV were just an abnormal disease. The disease began to spread everywhere, especially among gay men. Throughout the film, I could see several points, such as the beginning of AIDS, the misconceptions it had, and the anguish it brought to doctors and people around the world. At the beginning of the film the scientist used many methods to identify the virus. One of the methods was where the character, Dr. Dan Francis, compares the disease to a similar virus called hepatitis B. While they are similar, it doesn't prove much. After that doesn't work, they realize that not only gay people could get it. Many people with donated blood have started to have it, including children. Doctors and scientists have decided to tell blood banks to start testing their blood. This could show people that not only gay men can have it, but anyone too, and that the disease can also be transmitted by blood. However, the blood banks denied having tested their blood. Later a scientist in France discovered the virus and told the scientist in America. Meanwhile, the scientist learned about the deadly virus killing thousands of people and the society did not react well. Many people didn't like the idea of ​​spending money on research into this disease. They didn't think it was a big deal to worry about, even though many people were dying every day. Gays reacted and wanted an immediate cure. Some believed it was “God's way” of punishing gay people. An example would be when a group of people go on TV and strike against gays. The government and politicians didn't care much. Most of them ignore it and wait until the last minute. Others, like President Ronald Regan, spent more money on war supplies and other things than on helping the CDC find a cure. They only had limited space, no money and outdated equipment.