[Condor51]

I have puzzled over his condition, but your post made me think of a certain virus that is benign in monkeys and makes a vegetable out of man. Call in the Freeper Physicians.

I believe you're thinking of SIV, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus.
Journal of Medical Primatology.

Waaaaay back when the nexus between HIV & AIDS was first established. It was often reported (and documented) that SIV had made 'the species jump' and morphed into HIV.

However, political correctness crept into science and all the 'species jump' articles and talk pretty much disappeared as that would (could) indicate that certain Africans were having sex with apes. Now the only connection even whispered is that Africans got infected by eating SIV infected monkeys (yeah riiiiiight and I have a bridge I want to sell).

BTW, don't you find it odd that HIV is the only 'blood type virus' that the experts say cannot be spread by Mosquitoes? Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever being two examples that most definitely are. Then again, if the 'experts' admitted the fact that HIV was and/or could be spread by mosquitoes the publics reaction wouldn't be to nice would it. Quarantine would be demanded - or worse.

NOTE, I'm NOT an MD or PhD, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :-)

[SkyPilot]

NOTE, I'm NOT an MD or PhD, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :-)

Whoever wrote that advertisement for Holiday Inn is a genius. I hear that frikkin line everywhere these days.

[tiamat]

Years ago when HIV and AIDS were first noticed, i worked for Upjohn in their now-defunct Health care Service.

We had some of the very first patients, were NOT sure how the disease was being spread... ( WEIRD stories got told) and once it became clear that it WAS a mutating, blood-borne virus, many of us were TERRIFIED that it might be spread via mosquito.

[britt reed]

There is also Herpes B. The Herpes A family of virus include genital herpes, cold sores, chicken pox, measles, rubella (german measles) and shingles any of which can range from bothersome to deadly, depending upon age, immune system strength, etc.. It is believed some 80% of humanity is afflicted with Herpes in some form or another.
Then you have Primate Herpes, Herpes B. It will kill a human with 72 hours of infection without treatment. It affects the nervous system and eventually turning the brain into a gelatinous mass. Treatment by application of anti-viral medication, every day for the rest of a patient's lifetime may be effective.

[nonliberal]

Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever being two examples that most definitely are.

You forgot West Nile.

[Jaded]

When AIDS was first becoming public knowledge in the 80's, Rolling Stone did an article on it. This was back when it was the gay plague. The monkey to human transfer was allegedly caused by monkey bites.

And then there was that airline steward who did so much to spread the disease and all the people vacationing in Haiti.

I'm sure medical science has been straightened out since then. /so