HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus, a retrovirus that causes AIDS; the ancestor of HIV-1 group M dates to about 1920, in Kinshasa.
SpeciesAlso known as Human immunodeficiency virus
- Identifiers
- Wikidata Q15787
Appears in13 items
- HIV and AIDS9 items
- The window for HIV-1 group M’s common ancestor1884
- Decades of unseen spread1920
- ZR59, the oldest known HIV-positive blood sample1959
- The virus reaches Haiti1966
- LAV, a new retrovirus, is isolated in Paris20 May 1983
- Washington announces HTLV-III23 Apr 1984
- “Slim disease” in Rakai19 Oct 1985
- AZT cuts mother-to-child transmission by two-thirds3 Nov 1994
- The chimpanzee source is traced to Cameroon28 Jul 2006
- Pandemics4 items
