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A. 1987
B. 1985
C. 1983
D. 1980

Submitted by: Mahmood Ul Hussan

In 1983, Luc Montagnier’s team at the Pasteur Institute in Paris discovered HIV‑1. Using the established techniques, they cultured T cells from a lymph node biopsy from a 33-year-old homosexual French patient with symptoms that can precede AIDS (subsequently called pre-AIDS), such as lymphadenopathy.

Correct Answer: 1983

Last Updated: August 18, 2022