Emerg Infect DisEIDEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control and Prevention260312808-068210.3201/eid1409.080682Another DimensionWe are LegendWe are LegendTangJulian W.Address correspondence to: Julian W. Tang, Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China; email: jwtang49@hotmail.com9200814914201420Keywords: HIVNRTIsNNRTIsPIsINIsWe are HIV. Our family is ancient.Out of Africa,Monkey to man,From the trees and forests,To the towns and cities.We are here.For we are HIV, we are legion.Our children are billions,Our home, in your defenses,In your blood, your brain,Your saliva, your semen.We are everywhere.For we are HIV, we are immortal.We are part of you,And you of us,We live with you, butMay not die with you.We go on.For we are HIV, we are travelers.From lover to lover,Mother to baby,Donor to blood bank,Blood bank to patient,We follow you.For we are HIV, we evolve.NRTIs, NNRTIs, PIs, INIs,New designs, new drugs,Bring it on, bring it on,Q151M, K103N, L90M.We adapt, we survive.We are HIV. We consume.Your resources, your time,Your hope, your lives,Your new drugs are easy.Where are your vaccines?Can you stop us? We will see.

Suggested citation for this article: Tang JW. We are legend [Another Dimension]. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2008 Sep [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/14/9/1420.htm

Dr Tang is a clinical and academic virologist with The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. His research interests include bloodborne viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, as well as molecular epidemiology involving the phylogenetic analysis of viral sequences.