Where did Aids come from?? Is there any way of finding this out through history?

Where did Aids come from?? Is there any way of finding this out through history?where did sexually transmitted diseases like Aids begin? iv been thinking about this and wonder if anyone actually scientifically has an explanation. ( i dont want people posting offensive bs either please)

The Answer Man
It came from Africa, as a common virus in monkeys.
It transformed from them and adapted to us.

ILoveMyBabyPrincess
it was found in a monkey and then somehow mutated and became transferrable to humans

stronglattenosugar
It is generally accepted that HIV originated from a virus found in primates in Africa. HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is basically the human form of SIV (Simian immunodeficiency virus). It is thought that the virus first crossed the species barrier (from apes to humans) through the consumption of infected (and undercooked) meats from monkeys or through wounds.

One paper that describes this in an easy-to-read article can be found here:
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/313/5786/462.pdf

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