Virus hunt : the search for the origin of HIV /
Dorothy H. Crawford.
- First edition.
- Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 2013.
- xi, 244 p.: illustrations, maps ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228), glossary, and index.
The puzzle of HIV-1 -- Tracing HIV to its roots -- The primate connection -- From rainforest to research laboratory -- Timing the jump -- Vital first steps -- The epic journey begins -- Adapting to humans -- The challenge of pandemics.
"AIDS was first described in 1981 and just under three years later the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was discovered. Confirming that HIV causes AIDS--now accepted by virtually all scientists--took rather longer. But where did HIV come from? When did it first infect us? How did it manage to spread so widely?"--
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HIV (Viruses)--Africa. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--etiology. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--history.