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Ryan White
AIDS spokesperson and poster boy (–)
For other people named Ryan White, see Ryan White (disambiguation).
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| Born | Ryan Wayne White ()December 6, Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, () (aged&#;18) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | AIDS-related pneumonia |
| Resting place | Cicero, Indiana |
| Occupation | Student |
| Parent(s) | Jeanne Elaine Hale (mother) Hubert Wayne White (father) |
Ryan Wayne White (December 6, &#;– April 8, )[1] was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnosis of AIDS.
As a hemophiliac, White became infected with HIV from a contaminated factor VIII blood treatment and, when diagnosed in December , was given six months to live. Doctors said he posed no risk to other students, as AIDS is not an airborne disease and spreads solely through bodily