Approximately ________ people have died from having contracted HIV/AIDS since the virus was first identified in the early 1980s.

A) 35,000,000
B) 250,000
C) 3,000,000
D) 100,000,000

HIV/AIDS

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that can lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening infections and cancers to thrive.

Contracted

The state of having entered into a formal agreement or compact, often legally binding, specifying conditions and terms of service, employment, or any other engagement.

Identified

Recognized or determined to be a specific person or thing based on certain characteristics or criteria.