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Related: About this forumWe know the city where HIV first emerged
It is easy to see why AIDS seemed so mysterious and frightening when US medics first encountered it 35 years ago. The condition robbed young, healthy people of their strong immune system, leaving them weak and vulnerable. And it seemed to come out of nowhere.
Today we know much more how and why HIV the virus that leads to AIDS has become a global pandemic. Unsurprisingly, sex workers unwittingly played a part. But no less important were the roles of trade, the collapse of colonialism, and 20th Century sociopolitical reform.
Today we know much more how and why HIV the virus that leads to AIDS has become a global pandemic. Unsurprisingly, sex workers unwittingly played a part. But no less important were the roles of trade, the collapse of colonialism, and 20th Century sociopolitical reform.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151119-we-know-the-city-where-hiv-first-infected-a-human
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We know the city where HIV first emerged (Original Post)
icymist
Nov 2015
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LiberalArkie
(15,703 posts)1. Belgium again.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)2. This is quite interesting, thank you
icymist
(15,888 posts)3. Thank you.
How have you been? Survived the storm(s) I see ...
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)4. 12 hours without power want too bad. It was pretty whooshy. How about you?
icymist
(15,888 posts)5. 16 hours here. 1/2 mile away, at the top of mile-hill, they're STILL OUT!
I think we lucked out this time!