Pandemic HIV and its legacy for medicine and global health.

The author outlines legacies from the HIV pandemic that have influenced not only the control of HIV itself, but also broader aspects of medicine. Topics discussed include brief background of the 'Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome' (AIDS) published in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report in 1981, explanation on the transmission of HIV, and information on the development of antiretrovirals.