Were Did Aids Come from?

HIV infection in humans came from a type of chimpanzee in Central Africa. The chimpanzee version of the virus (called simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV) was probably passed to humans when humans hunted these chimpanzees for meat and came in contact with their infected blood.

Where was AIDS originally found?

Pre-1980. 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. Up until the 1980s, we do not know how many people were infected with HIV or developed AIDS.

How did AIDS start in the US?

From the research, the scientists concluded the AIDS virus traveled from its origins in Africa to islands in the Caribbean. From there, it migrated to New York as early as 1970, where it spread rapidly.