Mystery of AIDS origin remains after scientists discount 'Hooper'. By Huntly Collins ... LONDON _ Until last year, the name Edward Hooper would have registered with virtually no one in the field of AIDS research. But in 1999 ... His blood, drawn in 1959, later tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. read more
The origins of HIV/AIDS can be considered mysterious only if one still has the mindset of someone from the 1980s, when AIDS seemingly appeared out of nowhere to become a lethal disease. read more
It is widely believed that HIV originated in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo around 1920 when HIV crossed species from chimpanzees to humans. Check the AVERT website History of HIV and AIDS overview. I would also recommend a book called “ The Origin of AIDS” by Jacque Pepin. read more
Deficiency Syndrome) was first described clinically in 1981. HIV is the etiological agent historically linked with fear and denial by association with sexual transmission, infection without signs of illness, incurability, and ultimate mortality by AIDS. This paper will concisely examine all the theories for the origin of HIV. read more
HIV originating from apes typically belongs to a type of virus called HIV-1. One is called HIV-1 group O, and human cases are largely confined to west Africa. In fact, only one form of HIV has spread far and wide after jumping to humans. This version, which probably originated from chimpanzees, is called HIV-1 group M (for"major"). read more