HIV and STD's in monkeys...

I think you know where I’m heading here…If humans didn’t hunt, the human race would be free from HIV. Without say, HIV infection in humans is now pandemic. There isn’t a country on this earth that has not had a HIV infection. That’s how bad the situation is. HIV is a retrovirus that can lead to ‘Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome’ (AIDS). It is estimated that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on December 1, 1981. Current estimates show that HIV is set to infect 90 million people in Africa alone. 90 million! That’s madness!!
Besides HIV, let’s look at other sexually transmitted diseases that our primates are suffering from…
Herpes – found in macaques
Hepatitis A & E – found in chimpanzees
SIV (related to HIV) - found in macaques
Gonorrhea – found in Baboons
Some other diseases and viruses…
Wild measles – found in squirrel monkeys.
Ebola – fruit bats are believed to be the living reservoir of this virus.
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) - found in cattle, pigs, sheep, goat, and deers.
Cancer – All kinds of animals
Chlamydia psittaci – found in some species of birds
Hantavirus – some species of mice
There’s no debate that we share a lot in common with primates such as the chimpanzee. DNA comparison between chimps and humans show that chimpanzees differ from humans by just 1% of the DNA sequences. Meaning, we can take a blood transfusion from a chimpanzee The question is…Would you?
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