Simian immunodeficiency virus
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Sep 18, 2026
Sarah MacadamHOST
origins of HIV.
Sarah MacadamHOST
It's been traced back to the Congo in the 1920s and its origins are likely to have crossed over from monkeys living with SIV.
Sarah MacadamHOST
I really sound like I'm reading this, don't I? Yeah.
Sarah MacadamHOST
SIV, very similar virus to HIV.
Sarah MacadamHOST
And when it crossed over, it was spread by person to person by unprotected sex across both men and women.
Sarah MacadamHOST
That is why I'm reading this back.
Jackie MarantiHOST
The people of Congo would catch chimps and butcher them for food.
Jackie MarantiHOST
In chimps, AIDS is referred to as simian immunodeficiency virus.
Jackie MarantiHOST
or SIV.
Jackie MarantiHOST
In humans, of course, AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, begins as HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, and moves into AIDS if left untreated.
Jackie MarantiHOST
It is speculated that the virus spread from Kenosha along the infrastructure and trade routes by migrants and the sex trade.