title: HIV-2:The Implications.
abstract: In 1983, the aetiological agent of AIDS was discovered by French scientists and was termed the 'lym- phadenopathy-associated virus' (LAV) [ 1 ]. A year later, American researchers also described this retrovirus and termed it the 'Human T-cell leukemia virus, type III' (HTLV-III) [ 2 ], Both LAV and HTLV-III were the same retrovirus and in 1986, it was agreed that the viruses which can cause AIDS be termed the 'human immunodeficiency viruses' (HIV).
authors.affiliation: Nursing Forum on AIDS - The Oncology Nursing Society of the Royal College of Nursing.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pratt