High rates of HIV in Africa may be linked to parisitic worm

[Nandi]

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80...the-hiv-virus/


This might explain the high rates of HIV transmission(in conjunction with the many socio-cultural factors). Hint: It's not the intact foreskin.

[Quirky]

Wow, that's really eye-opening.

[Fellow Traveler]

Originally Posted by Quirky

Wow, that's really eye-opening.

That is really interesting. It seems like they have quite a few strikes against them, and not just the obvious ones. There are the living conditions/poverty, lack of access to modern medicine, lack of education, a possible genetic predisposition, and now parasites. Interesting.

[essnce629]

VERY interesting! Thanks for posting this.