<prompt> HIV was discovered in which year?1983197919691990  <response>: Ans. a 1983Ref: Robbins 9thpg 243; 8thpg 236History of HIV:YearHIV linked developments1981AIDS was first recognized in the United States by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.1983HIV isolated from a patient with lymphadenopathy HIV 1st discovered1984HIV demonstrated as causative agent of AIDS1985Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA was developed to diagnose HIV 