of ecosystems to deliver services can be assessed by a variety of qualitative. and quantitative methods. An assessment of the condition of ecosystems, the provision of services, and. their relation to human well-being requires an integrated approach.
First proof of an human infected by HIV : 1959 Leopoldville, Congo. EVIDENCE FOR HUMAN INFECTION WITH AN HTLV III/LAV-LIKE VIRUS IN CENTRAL AFRICA, 1959 (Lancet-1986) (HTLVIII/LAV-like virus is the old name for HIV: HTLV-III) Genetic studies about HIV now estimates that HIV-1 appears on humans in Africa, probably few years before 1959.
Ever since HIV-1 was first discovered, the reasons for its sudden emergence, epidemic spread, and unique pathogenicity have been a subject of intense study. A first clue came in 1986 when a morphologically similar but antigenically distinct virus was found to cause AIDS in patients in western Africa (Clavel et al.cquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) of humans is caused by two lentiviruses, human immunodeficiency viruses types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2). Here, we describe the origins and evolution of these viruses, and the circumstances that led to the AIDS pandemic.