Isolated in 1983, the virus that causes AIDS is known today by this acronym
... that causes AIDS: human T-Iymphotropic 
virus III (HTLV-III), also called human immu ... Because the virus's chief host-the 
T4 lymphocyte-is a white blood cell that regu .... because HTLV-I had been 
isolated ... out most of 1983 it was not possible to ...... blend today's tech nology 
with tradi.