"The discovery of HIV in 1983 and the proof that it was the cause of AIDS in 1984 were the first major scientific breakthroughs that provided a specific target for blood-screening tests and opened the doorway to the development of antiretroviral medications."
Anthony Fauci is an American physician scientist and immunologist. He led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022 and became a central public health figure during the HIV AIDS and COVID-19 eras. He was born on 1940-12-24.