The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

More than 75 million people worldwide have been infected with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV), and there are now approximately 37 million individuals living with the infection …

Twenty-five years after the discovery and isolation of the human immunodeficiency virus by
French and American scientists, much progress has been made in basic research, clinical …

In 2008 it was believed that HIV/AIDS was without doubt the worst epidemic to hit
humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was …

In 1981, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized and, by 1983,
the aetiological agent, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), had been identified. The …

Transmission of HIV-1 results in the establishment of a new infection, typically starting from a
single virus particle. That virion replicates to generate viremia and persistent infection in all …

Etiology, transmission and protection: Transmission of HIV, the causative agent of AIDS,
occurs predominantly through bodily fluids. Factors that significantly alter the risk of HIV …

Four Decades of HIV/AIDS Considering the spectacular scientific advances that have been
made over nearly four decades, it is conceivable that with optimal implementation of …

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of the study that first reported the
isolation of HIV-1. In this Timeline article, we provide a historical perspective of some of the …

The impressive advances of our scientific knowledge in the last century allow us to have a
much better vision of our origin on earth and our situation in the Universe than our …