Which event motivated president Ronald Reagan to appoint an advisory panel on combating the AIDS epidemic in 1985?

A) the growing number of victims in the gay community
B) Patrick Buchanan's dubbing AIDS the "gay plague"
C) the death of actor Rock Hudson from AIDS
D) the diagnosis of AIDS in one of Reagan's children

AIDS Epidemic

A global public health crisis characterized by the widespread outbreak of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), primarily caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Advisory Panel

A group of experts gathered to provide advice and recommendations on specific issues to organizations or governments.

Rock Hudson

An American actor famous for his leading roles in film and television during the mid-20th century, whose death in 1985 brought attention to the AIDS epidemic.