Scientists find new strain of HIV
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8175379.stm

Gorillas have been found, for the first time, to be a source of HIV.

Previous research had shown the HIV-1 strain, the main source of human infections, with 33m cases worldwide, originated from a virus in chimpanzees.

But researchers have now discovered an HIV infection in a Cameroonian woman which is clearly linked to a gorilla strain, Nature Medicine reports.

A researcher told the BBC that, though it was a new type of HIV, current drugs might still help combat its effects.

HIV originated from a similar virus in chimpanzees called Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV).

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H I V

H - 8
I - 9
V - 22

8+9 = 17 22/7 = 3.14(1) PI :naughty:

OR 7/22 = 0.3 18 18 18 = 666 ... several times:lol3: