Sunday, 24 March, 2019

Where HIV First Emerged

Posted on Tuesday, 1 December, 2015Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Where HIV First Emerged.

This disease’s notoriety has been well established since its discovery 35 years ago. Perhaps we can now take a more objective view of its origin and how it spread to humans, as it can happen with any disease. The Ebola epidemic in central Africa was one such scenario.

Read Article Here:

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151119-we-know-the-city-where-hiv-first-infected-a-human

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