New HIV strain discovered in woman from Cameroon

weird

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_NEW_HIV?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

"The woman currently shows no signs of AIDS and remains untreated, though she still carries the virus, the researchers said."

"A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas"

Whosbetter?

Weird.

Sharpshooter

We don't need that in our midst.

brummytom

So she rode a gorilla?



Seriously, are there any major ramifications of this?

weird

brummytom wrote: »

So she rode a gorilla?

No. Read the link.

MagicMarker

At least it's not swine flu!

Sharpshooter

Sure makes a nice change.

brummytom

weird wrote: »

No. Read the link.

Apologies.. should have read it before

Riamfada

Crap. Now everyone will have AIDS

towel401

brummytom wrote: »

So she rode a gorilla?



Seriously, are there any major ramifications of this?

nah the gorilla went on top...,

fintonie

well from reading that I would thunk children and teens would be far more open to the new strain.

A Neurotic

Super AIDS?

Sharpshooter

fintonie wrote: »

well from reading that I would thunk children and teens would be far more open to the new strain.

How so, I haven't had a chance to read all of it?

fintonie

it attacks younger cells so someone with a blood transfusion would be in danger 2

Rented Mule

I believe that it was Frank Zappa who asked 'who is plooking the monkeys?'.

Carsinian Thau

Rented Mule wrote: »

I believe that it was Frank Zappa who asked 'who is plooking the monkeys?'.

It's me. I may have a problem. Please, help me.

ronbyrne2005

The airborne super hiv/swine flu virus is on the way!!! Get your shotgun and supplies and head to the hills.

Four-Percent

Rented Mule wrote: »

I believe that it was Frank Zappa who asked 'who is plooking the monkeys?'.

Dunno,but he's keeping the penguins in bondage too

fintonie

there will always be someone who is immune like the guy in America who could not get cancer, the wemon in Africa who got the Ebola virus and recovered, using there blood to do a transfusion to people who were not getting better it worked, but there was uproar in Germany and France about this, they wanted to do 20 yrs test first.

punchdrunk

Carsinian Thau wrote: »

It's me. I may have a problem. Please, help me.

P.I is just this way Sir

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Seth Brundle

Gorilla AIDS is Gods way of punishing people for moving to France!

fintonie

kbannon wrote: »

Gorilla AIDS is Gods way of punishing people for moving to France!

??????? surely that would be frogs wit aids

DonJose

weird wrote: »

"a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas"

brummytom wrote: »

So she rode a gorilla?

weird wrote: »

No. Read the link.

:rolleyes: Read the link, she rode a wild gorilla. I hope he wore a banana skin!!!

fintonie

i never liked cold tea

Bandit12

Sack Rafa

ScumLord

That's freaky! I was out tonight and I said to a friend that the world could really do with a new form of AIDs. Ask and the good lord shall provide I guess, cheers Jesus!!

fintonie

ScumLord wrote: »

That's freaky! I was out tonight and I said to a friend that the world could really do with a new form of AIDs. Ask and the good lord shall provide I guess, cheers Jesus!!

dont mention it

fintonie

well yis should be happy now there are reported cases of the pneumonic plague in china 2 people dead already 1 town closed down, this one travels on the wind and it transmits from animal to human, be careful what you wish for you just might get it .

Bob Z

fintonie wrote: »

there will always be someone who is immune like the guy in America who could not get cancer, the wemon in Africa who got the Ebola virus and recovered, using there blood to do a transfusion to people who were not getting better it worked, but there was uproar in Germany and France about this, they wanted to do 20 yrs test first.

Someone who couldnt get cancer?

DrIndy

HIV is one of the most mutagenic viruses in existence, the RNA in the virus is inherently unstable and this is why you cannot just treat it with one drug - but need to use 3 or 4 at the same time because it would become immune within a few months to one drug but the chance of 3 simultaneous mutations is much, much lower.

So the chance of it adapting itself from chimpanzees to gorillas to humans rapidly is well believable. However, so long as the virus remains inherently extremely fragile, it cannot become airborne and actually spread aggresively.

jester77

Sounds like monkey business to me!

phasers

If Gorillas ever start shagging pigs we're all fcuked

fintonie

Bob Z wrote: »

Someone who couldn't get cancer?

well its not so much that he cant get it but his immune system is such that it is not effected by most or a large percentage of cancers