Precursor to H.I.V. Was in Monkeys for Millennia

As we all know, AIDS is one the leading killers amongst United States and many other countries for that matter; especially Africa. AIDS has already claimed the lives of more than 20 million people. Something that is unbelievable and hard to wrap your mind around. This article shows that AIDS actually is not as new of a disease as we all thought. The virus has actually been present in apes and monkeys for at least 32,000 years and not just a few hundred years as we all thought. That means that human beings have been exposed to the deadly virus while trying to do hunt and butcher monkeys and apes for food. So everyone asks, "why don't monkeys become ill from the virus but humans do?" Being that the disease is so old, the host, which are the monkeys have become immune to the disease itself because it is so old. Something that is unfortunate because this virus has traveled to the human body and it can kill you in a matter of a couple of years depending on your immune system. AIDS as we all know is 100% preventable however, in rural countries like Nigeria, it's not as simple to prevent your self contracting the virus because of unsanitary conditions and lack of health care. As all of us do, I do hope that a cure for this powerful deadly disease is  found soon. Below is the link to the article, so that you can read the entire article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/health/17aids.html?pagewanted=1&ref=africa