Monday, August 16, 2010

How many HIV viruses is there?

Two species of HIV infect humans: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is thought to have originated in southern Cameroon after jumping from wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) to humans during the twentieth century. HIV-1 is the virus that was initially discovered and termed LAV. It is more virulent and relatively easy transmitted and is the cause of the majority of HIV infections globally. HIV-2 may have originated from the Sooty Mangabey (Cercocebus atys), an Old World monkey of Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, and Cameroon. HIV-2 is less transmittable than HIV-1 and is largely confined to West Africa.



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There's only one HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) strain that I know of. Unlike viruses such as a cold virus, flu virus, or Strep/Staph, HIV doesn't really have any variants.
There is only one HIV virus. Let's say person A has HIV and gives it to person B. After HIV bonds with person B's blood the makeup changes a bit. It's still considered HIV though.
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