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HIV crossed the species barrier twice, through the preparation and consumption of bushmeat- which is monkey. With the first cross, it was from a virus that infects chimpanzees and gorillas- SIV. This resulted in HIV1. The second time was from sooty magbees, the same virus (SIV) but a different strain- resulting in HIV2.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoOur best guess is that the simian immunodeficiency virus was able to jump to the human race and become the human immunodeficiency virus as a result of people in Africa who hunt monkeys as a source of meat. When the monkeys are being butchered, the butcher (who is usually the hunter's wife) will get monkey blood on her, and if she has any cuts on her skin, the monkey blood can enter her body and give her an infection. If she is a bit sloppy with her knife, she cuts herself and becomes vulnerable to infection.
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∙ 11y agoThe old story of the first person getting HIV from having sex with a chimp is a myth. Chimps have had a primate component of the virus for tens of thousands of years known as SIV (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus). The virus was most likely passed to humans when an infected chimpanzee was eaten for "bush meat."
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What organism is beleived to be the source of HIV infections in humans?
Black males between the ages of 10 and 40.
What is an organism that moves on its own and eat food?
humans are an aswer that an organism can move on their own
What is the causative organism of HIV?
HIV is a virus that causes AIDS
Can sharks contract HIV?
No.Only humans get HIV.
Who can get HIV AIDS?
anybody can get HIV and then move on to aids.
Does hiv infect plants?
HIV does not infect plants. It affects humans.
What is The name of the pathogenic organism that causes aids?
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus *HIV is not a pathogenic organism, but a virus. To be an organism it must be able to replicate on its own, which it cannot. It needs a host to do so.
Can sharks catch HIV?
No, only humans and monkey's can catch HIV. (HIV in monkey's has a different name)
Can a dog transmit HIV to another dog?
No. Humans are the only hosts for HIV.
How come that the bonobo monkeys has a HIV?
Only humans can have HIV's Monkeys have SIV's.
Is HIV bacterial?
No HIV is not bacteria or any other organism. HIV is a retrovirus. It infects the T helper cells of human, cause AIDS disease.No, it is a virus.No, it is not a virus.
What is the cell of an organism upon which a virus depends is?
That depends. All viruses have a marker that binds to a specific site on a cell. For example, HIV virus will only be infectious to humans because only humans possess a cell with the correct binding sites.
