How HIV Started a Century Before Anyone Noticed

↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ For decades, one man was blamed for bringing AIDS to America. But the "Patient Zero" story was wrong. This is the story of how genetic detective work traced HIV's true origins—from chimpanzees in Central Africa to a global pandemic—and how science unraveled one...

28 min - Health & the Body - Be Smart

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