i know probably u r thinking that im stupid but im just curious. can animals get hiv?
2006-07-15 09:27:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
i do feel weird asking this question. and im just curious because my dog id always liking my face and i just thought about aids, probably im exaggerating but idon't know
2006-07-15 09:41:25 · update #1
Possibly from certain apes.
Just don't share dirty needles or have sex with apes!
2006-07-15 09:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think apes can get HIV, but I don't know if it is the same form as humans can get. But according to the most common theory HIV spread from apes to humans because some African tribes hunt and eat apes (or at least did so, I don't know if they still do that now) and some of these were infected with HIV.
There is also a form of HVI cats can have, but this form is absolutely not dangerous for humans - but deadly for cats.
2006-07-15 16:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by Eudora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, HIV stands for HUMAN immunodeficiency virus, not Canine. HIV was traced back to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, but they are not the same thing. Check out www.thebody.com, or ask your Doctor instead of strangers on the Internet. Don't feel silly, you would never know anything unless you asked!
2006-07-16 19:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by johnhategoblins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human Immunodeficiency Virus the first word HUMAN, this virus can only be past from a human who is HIV positive to another human
Steven Varnadore Communicable Disease Investigator Public Health
2006-07-16 02:15:05 · answer #4 · answered by hardoh2bme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV=Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
You see the name,it says 'Human' ,which means it is transmitted only between humans.
Other animals too have such diseases but it is not the same as HIV which infects humans and we cannot get it from them just like they cannot get it from us.
So u getting infected with HIV from ur dog is IMPOSSIBLE.
2006-07-16 10:59:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seem to recall that they traced the genesis of HIV back to human and monkey interaction.
Don't know if that helps or not.
2006-07-15 16:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no evdience of AIDS on animals. You may want to ask a vet expert.
2006-07-22 16:02:20 · answer #7 · answered by monicacastro112010 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I don't think so. mabye you could get it from an ape. they're the closest related to us. but, probably not. If you did, yeah.
2006-07-15 16:30:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was appalled when I saw this question and then I saw your name and it didn't surprise me. What the hell have you been doing with your animals?!!! That is soooooooo gross.
2006-07-16 17:10:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, most stds come from animals. sypholis for example comes from sheep
2006-07-15 16:30:59 · answer #10 · answered by waffleman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋