Virology Lectures 2020 #24: HIV and AIDS

HIV-1 originated in the 1920s when a simian immunodeficiency virus crossed over from a chimpanzee to a human. Since then this virus has infected and killed millions. In this lecture we discuss the origin of HIV, how it was discovered, the pathogenesis of infection, and prospects for prevention and cure.

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