The same things were still happening 10 years ago in 1999, as they were today, if not worse. The virus can remain dormant for many years and without symptoms as the immune system begins to be compromised. People begin to see high fevers weight loss, diarrhea, and fatigue. They later can develop skin rashes and sores. There are two different theories as to how this deadly virus originated.
Some scientists think it was started by monkeys in Africa and somehow jumped species.
Others believe it is a result of the rising homosexual movement throughout the world. The statistics which followed astounded me. About 130,000 drug users in the U.S. had contracted the AIDS virus. I reflected on the famous faces, now long gone, who had contracted the virus, which conquered more that 2.28 million globally in 1998 alone. I remember reading on his foundation website that HIV was the 2nd leading cause of death in 1998 and 1999 of Americans between the ages of 25 and 44.