HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Theories: Do You Believe The Virus Is Real?

So I was having a discussion with friends at work
today about HIV and shockingly not all of us
agreed on whether the virus is real or not. Some
said it a development from the American
government to wipe out the African population.
They further backed it up with the following
theories
1. Why is test results not always constant. They
said whatever result you take, its all lies. Why is it
that you get tested in a hospital and it reads
positive. To clear your doubts, you move to
another hospital the following day to get a test and
it reads negative
2. Many people who have multiple sex partners
never get the virus. (forget about theories that
some people are immune to the virus) But a first
time who decides to have unprotected sex contacts
the virus. Isn't that unfair Aunty yetunde who is
a prostitute is negative while sister chiamaka the
choir mistress is positive.
3. Some said HIV might be real but doesn't leads
to aids. Its the ARV drugs you take (supposedly
developed but the western world to decrease
population) that leads to AIDS.
4. The virus was an initial experiment but
somehow escaped from the lab
5. Some said its real and have a cure but the
pharmaceutical industries are after financial gain.
They'll make more profits with patients managing
the virus rather than an instant cure/#.
Ever heard of HIV DENIALISM ? Some denialists
reject the existence of HIV, while others accept that
the virus exists but say that it is a harmless
passenger virus and not the cause of AIDS.
My own candid view is that the virus is real. But I
don't believe it leads to AIDS. All the same,
protection is key, abstinence is the best. If you test
positive today, its not the end of the world. Life
goes on.
well whats your take?