where did AIDs come from
2006-10-25 10:57:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
I did a simple search on Google.com and came up with a couple seemingly-reputable sites (although, if I were you, I'd check the sources and other things more carefully just to be sure its usable), listed below. The search I did to find them was through www.google.com with keywords "AIDS Origination".
You might also find interesting, pertinent information for your research with keywords "aids facts", "aids awareness", "aids information", "aids facts more:causes_risk_factors". Of course, don't use the quotations in your searches (quotes will limit results to only those with that EXACT PHRASE... if you want articles that include those WORDS, but not necessarily as a phrase, drop the quotes).
Keep in mind, of course, that depending on what this assignment is for, your teacher(s) may not want you using online resources, or may want you to discover certain criteria about online resources before considering them acceptable (such as source data, author, and other things... in other words, "articles" that aren't just randomly thrown out on the web without credible information to back them up, or source lists to provide proof).
If your teacher wants non-web sources (as some of my teachers have), I recommend simply going to the webpage for your school library or your local county/city library, opening up a keyword search that includes search of content (not just title), and typing in keywords such as "AIDS origination" or "AIDS origin", "AIDS cause", just plain "AIDS", etc--perhaps use http://dictionary.reference.com/ and click on the Thesaurus tab to come up with alternative words for "origin" to widen your search potential.
In addition to books and physical magazines located in the libraries, your school website or county library website may provide free access for registered users to journal/article databases for which they've purchased user rights. Normally these databases contain peer-reviewed professional articles, and often they will provide many of those articles in full online to registered students (with one search database, that my previous school had, you could select "Full article only" as one of your search criterion--excluding articles for which there is merely a synopsis--so you don't have to sift through them in person in order to find out if they are even fully relevant or useful). I found these databases to be much more useful than books in many cases, because they are often more up-to-date with the latest discoveries/research incorporated, so they tend to be more informative. But, sometimes it is also good to use older sources in comparison with newer, to compare/contrast the ways our beliefs/understandings/thoughts, etc have changed over the years/decades. Plus, another good reason for peer-reviewed articles is that they tend to be more plentiful/accessible (if they're in the database in full, at least) than books, they're shorter (easier to get through and extract useful info), and because there are so many of them you can get several different viewpoints (unlike a book, which often has a single view).
From the articles I've found, there doesn't yet seem to be conclusive data on the origin of AIDS, and based on one thing I looked at, it would seem they're now doubting it's even a virus. So, for your project, the best approach may be to use the latter of my suggestions, and incorporate older AND newer information (compare/contrast) into your essay/assignment using the internet, online journal/article databases, and books.
I don't know what else your homework may require, as all you asked about was where AIDS came from, but if it's more involved than that it may not hurt to find people who have contracted it and ask about their personal views/opinions/experience. I don't know how you might go about that, but perhaps chatrooms or blogs would have AIDS-specific dialogues/journals, or you may find local support groups to visit in person (phone book? or perhaps "AIDS support groups [city, state]" search) and see what it's like more through their eyes. By just searching "AIDS support groups online" on google.com, it showed me a few different weblinks (one is listed below, has several links on the page). Or, you could also try just "AIDS support groups" and see what it brings up.
I don't know if any of that really helps you in your ultimate goal, but I hope it started you in the right direction at least.
Good luck on your homework!
2006-10-26 13:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by Laius Slain! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search for Origin of AIDS on the web. Several theories have been proved incorrect, so far.
2006-10-25 18:05:31 · answer #2 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AIDS is a virus. Look up viruses or AIDS, itself.
2006-10-25 18:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by rustybones 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋