Uh, Brucie, it didn't "just magically" appear in 1984...it was around alot longer than that...the first diagnosed cases were in Europe in the 70's(before they knew it was aids), where many health workers and rich Africans were returning infected with this strange disease...Now considering that diseases like AIDS and Ebola surfaced in areas like the Congo where there is lots of clear cutting...it is not inconceivable that new viruses (well HIV is a retrovirus) would be unsurfaced along with new animals and plants, and to suggest otherwise is pure ignorance and hindering all efforts to educate and keep people alive. Also to suggest that those millions of people afflicted in AFrica and elsewhere are really afflicted with starvation is just as ignorant and hindering. In fact it is truly offensive.