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THE GENESIS |
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Now down on it, THE GENESIS Section, the section is dedicated to disseminating
information on the origin of AIDS and how it was first transferred. On this
section you will find a calendar of events that
highlights important events in the history of AIDS from 1970 to the current day.
Knowing the origin of AIDS will of course play a very important role in mapping
out a cure for the disease.
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| THE GENESIS |
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| Generally, it is now accepted that HIV originated
from simian (monkey) immunodeficiency viruses (SIV). Some
simian immunodeficiency viruses are similar to the HIV-1 and HIV-2 in
certain ways, for example HIV-2 is similar to a simian immunodeficiency
virus found in the sooty mangabey monkey (SIVsm) generally known as the
green monkey, which is indigenous to western Africa.
Similarly the HIV-1 was found to bear some little resemblance in features with the
simian immunodeficiency viruses( found in chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes ) know as SIVcpz, which affect chimpanzees.
more explanations of the experiment that led to the conclusion of the resemblance of HIV
- 1 with SIVcpz and the origin of HIV was found in 1999 when the Alabama research
took place . The research was conducted with plasma from a
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| FIRST CASES OF AIDS |
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| The first cases of AIDS occurred in the USA in
june,1981, when five people died from the diseases, but little information
was provided about the source of the outbreak. However earlier
transmissions of HIV was traceable to the early mystery of 'Patient
Zero'. Patient Zero was a Canadian flight attendant by name Gaetan Dugas who
traveled worldwide. Analysis showed that several of the early
victims of AIDS were either direct or indirect sexual contacts of the
flight attendant. These cases could be traced to several different
American cities demonstrating the role of international travel in
spreading the virus. It also suggested that the disease was probably the
consequence of a single transmissible agent. |
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| FIRST CASES OF HIV |
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Our team was puzzled when we found out that
HIV had actually existed since the 1950s. The earliest know occurrences of
HIV are:
- A plasma sample taken in 1959 from an adult male living in what is now
the Democratic Republic of Congo [which was later used for an experiment in
1998].
- HIV found in tissue samples from an American teenager who died in St.
Louis in 1969.
- HIV found in tissue samples from a Norwegian sailor who died around 1976
The outcome of the experiment in 1998(using the plasma gotten
in 1959) revealed that there are tendencies that HIV had been in humans
for over 100 years now! |
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