§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the identifiable causes of human immunodeficiency virus. [119703]
§ Yvette CooperThere is international scientific consensus that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV infection is a communicable condition which is transmitted by a number of routes but predominantly by unprotected sexual intercourse. It is not possible to identify the origins of the human immunodeficiency virus itself. There are a number of possible hypotheses concerning its origin which are the subject of current scientific debate.