It is generally believed that HIV was first passed to human beings by monkeys during the 1970s in Africa, and then spread to Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia. In a short few years the whole earth was engulfed. Not a corner escaped untouched.
一般相信 HIV 病毒是由猴子傳給人類，始於一九七○年代非洲，進而蔓延到歐洲、美洲、大洋洲、亞洲，短短數年全世界都被波及，無一倖免。