HTLV-III was an early name for the AIDS virus.
Early in the AIDS crisis there was a push to track sex partners in an effort to control the virus' spread (is this still done?) Naturally gay men were reluctant to disclose this information, especially to a governmental agency -- so they gave fake names.
If there's any justice in the world, I hope nobody remembers who the hell Jerry Falwell was.
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