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AIDSvideos (October 9, 2008 at 4:00 pm)
HIV-1 jumped to humans from the related SIV in chimpanzees. HIV-2 jumped to humans from the related SIV in the sooty mangabey monkey. [Reeves JD, Doms RW. "Human immunodeficiency virus type 2." J Gen Virol. 2002 Jun;83(Pt 6):1253-65.]
AIDSvideos (October 9, 2008 at 3:59 pm)
There's no reason to believe that HIV is of extraterrestrial origin. HIV-1 is genetically extremely similar to chimp SIV and HIV-2 is genetically extremely similar to sooty mangabey SIV. It's obvious that HIV jumped to humans from SIV in those two animals, likely due to blood exposure through hunting of them. See [Reeves JD, Doms RW. "Human immunodeficiency virus type 2." J Gen Virol. 2002 Jun;83(Pt 6):1253-65.]
jonamania17 (October 9, 2008 at 5:36 am)
Your English looks extraterrestrial ...
pmf026 (October 7, 2008 at 11:52 pm)
Is HIV virus has extra terrestrial origin?
wisegflare (October 5, 2008 at 10:02 am)
what i want to know is where this deadly disease came from! there is quite a few theories out there. some of them plausable some of them ridiculous.
AIDSvideos (September 23, 2008 at 7:31 am)
MTCT is not how ALL HIV+ Africans were infected. In Africa, there's a significant amount of heterosexual sexual transmission of HIV. However, it would be fair to say that MTCT is more common in Africa than in the developed world due to the higher rate of HIV among pregnant women and less access to antiretroviral medications that can prevent MTCT.
MattyH101 (September 22, 2008 at 5:11 pm)
thats how all the africans get aids
exterminatrix (September 20, 2008 at 7:01 pm)
fuck hiv!
dcamer (September 19, 2008 at 10:35 pm)
I would like to thank you for posting this video. There are some groups of people who believe that HIV/AIDS is a myth, and denial of the existence of this disease can only lead to more infections.
AIDSvideos (September 19, 2008 at 7:01 am)
The argument about latex pores is a red herring spread by people who want to raise doubts about the effectiveness of condoms. Water molecules are far smaller than the pores of latex condoms, but condoms still hold water. Oxygen molecules are far smaller than the pores, but latex condoms still hold air like a balloon. Why? Because the pores don't overlap. Condoms, if used correctly for every act, are a highly effective means of reducing your risk of contracting HIV. |