AIDS What does AIDS mean? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. One of the most popular theories of the origin of AIDS is that the virus was restricted to a small part of Central Africa. It was thought to be in the mountains of Eastern Zaire. This virus is a type of hunta virus that was originally only found in monkeys. One theory holds that as the natural environment of these monkey species was …showed first 75 words of 353 total…

…showed last 75 words of 353 total…dying from AIDS is actually dying from simple infections that a normal person heals from. This illness reminds me of when Christopher Columbus came to the new world . He brought with him from Europe many forms of virus and bacteria . The natives of the new world could have developed antibodies given enough time and low levels of germs. As history shows the natives of the new world died in large numbers just from simple colds.