At some point, unless the spread of the virus is contained, everyone alive will have HIV. I suspect that our ability to treat it will allow us to live longer lives, and let us be able to produce children, who in turn have HIV. Given a long enough period of time those who cope with the effects of the virus will live longer and be more likely to produce children, who in turn will show resiliance to the virus. After enough time the virus may not noticably affect people anymore.
I wonder how many times in history that a virus has infected an entire population and it both the population and virus still survived. Would there be DNA or mitochondrial evidence left behind of our relationship with a virus?
- 3/08/2007 09:27:00 PM
Its quite possible. Perhaps we can find it if someone were devoted to searching long enough. Interesting theory all the same.
- 3/08/2007 09:29:00 PM
Interesting theory. It is quite possible, though we have no proof. I'm sure if someone looked hard enough it'd be there. But I doubt many people have the time,money, and enthusiasm.
- 3/08/2007 09:29:00 PM
But thas just me.
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