Were did hiv come from?

Question

cous ive been told that come from baboons and otheres say scientists invented it whats the real answer?

Answer 1

According to the CDC, the type that we as humans carry originated from Baboons which was passed on to humans. There are other types of HIV which effect other species and not us.  

Answer 2

The CDC (center for disease control) traced the virus that causes AIDS back to Africa. Though they have found the virus in some primates, they are still uncertain how and when the mutation occured that made it communicable to humans. The government conspiresy theory is a popular MYTH invented to slam the evangelicals when little was known about how AIDS was caused.

Answer 3

It's been traced to the green monkeys of Zaire who have a natural immunity to the virus but have passed it on to humans who eat them.

Answer 4

Scientists claim it originated in Africa.

Answer 5

It appears to have evolved from a similar virus called SIV (for simian immunosuppressive virus) endemic in African monkeys.

Answer 6

in 1999, an international team of researchers reported that they had discovered the origins of HIV-1, the predominant strain of HIV in the developed world. A subspecies of chimpanzees native to west equatorial Africa had been identified as the original source of the virus. The researchers believe that HIV-1 was introduced into the human population when hunters became exposed to infected blood.

Answer 7

the government made it and back in the day the tried to blame it on black people cause blaming g**s didn't work. needed to try another minority to blame.