Origin of HIV-1 Virus and the Global Pandemic AIDS

AUTHOR

Ujjwal Jangra*

ABSTRACT  

AIDS-Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome is a viral disease that is caused by HIV. Aids was first discovered in 1981 and HIV as a causative agent was discovered in 1983. HIV is a zoonotic disease that was transferred from non-human primates to humans, due to the trade of primates for meat, and keeping them as pets causes cross-species transmission of the Simian Immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in central and west Africa. Multiple transmission of the SIV virus has resulted in the human lineage of HIV. The high mutation rate in HIV viruses has created a global pandemic. In the present review, the origin of HIV and its transmission among several species is discussed.   

Keywords HIV lineage, SIVczp, SIV, Tethering, West of Africa