HIV/AIDS: New book tracks the epidemic to its origins

HIV/AIDS: New book tracks the epidemic to its origins:

MBABANE, 2 May 2012 (IRIN) - We've all heard the myths and hypotheses about the origins of the epidemic caused by the HI virus, but a new book, “Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It”, sheds more light on where it all began. It is a fascinating account of the medical detective work that traced the disease to Cameroon a century ago.