Isolated in 1983, the virus that causes AIDS is known today by this acronym
Initially it was not known whether ARC represented a prodrome to full-blown 
AIDS or a ... A retrovirus isolated from an individual with AIDS by Dr. Jay Levy's 
laboratory at .... HIV-1 was first discovered in 1983 by investigators at the Pasteur 
Institute,... [DOC] [TLE] HIV infection | definition of HIV infection by Medical dictionary [PAR] Abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus.