1981: AIDS is described in an issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 1984: AIDS identified as being caused by a human retrovirus, Human ...
If left untreated, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) almost always will progress to AIDS, even after many years. The immune defenses become compromised and the body is less able to defend itself ...
What is the history of the AIDS epidemic, when did treatment become widely available, and what are the current goals for ending this epidemic? In 2023, an estimated 39.9 million people around the ...