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no but it is related to HIV.
For more info about SIV go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian_immunodeficiency_virus
For more info about HIV go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV
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Where did HIV start in?
Some monkey in Afica got siv like hiv.
How come that the bonobo monkeys has a HIV?
Only humans can have HIV's Monkeys have SIV's.
What is the ID50 of HIV?
SIV studies have shown about 100 ID50 for HIV-2 and 1,000 for HIV-1.
What is SIV in Cats?
SIV is a virus that can affect as many as 45 different species. It is a non-pathogenic virus that is similar to HIV that humans can get.
Could HIV infect a monkey as it does humans?
No , HIV is specific for human . Monkeys have protein that has destructive power which prevents them from HIV. Though SIV is affective against these monkeys.
Is HIV in monkeys the same as HIV in humans?
Although HIV is believed to have evolved from a similar virus in monkeys it is not the same in monkeys, this variant is known as SIV (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus)
If the HIV virus affects humans which animal does SIV affect?
Simian Immunodefficiency Virus affects simians, or apes.
Which animal is HIV believe to be descended from?
Current research indicates the most likely source of HIV in humans was the mutation and subsequent propagation of a SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus) in central Africa. It is thought SIV mutated into a proto-HIV several times over the early 1900s, but the infection died out in each time until it was transmitted to urban areas and then to the United States where it suddenly exploded into an epidemic.
What was HIV originally?
HIV is believed to be a mutated version of a virus that is naturally occurring in certain primate species (ex. monkey, chimpanzee). The virus in primates is called SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus).
What animal carried HIV?
In primates axist a virus that seems to be identic with HIV but it doesent infect the human celles.his name it is SIV
What is HIV is produced by?
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) originates from SIV (Simina Immunodeficiency Virus) Its believed to have crossed over from primates to Humans perhaps via consumption (One would hope) in West Africa.
Who created virus?
HIV was a crossover disease from SIV (Simian immunodefiency virus) Its believed to have originated in west Africa,most likely from Human consumption of primates.
