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So I was told that there are some that may have an advantage when it comes to HIV.
Europeans who descend from individuals who were around during some disease outbreaks (Black plague, small pox...) may have gained resistance to HIV. It is because the disease kill their preys fast. It shifts the natural selection to favor a mutation that would provide some resistance.
African is the place that is know to have a lot of HIV. It is unfortunate that they are not gaining resistance. It is because the disease does not kill fast enough and therefor does not lead natural selection to favor a resistant mutation.
WARNING
I would not suggest going on and testing to see if you are resistant.
Here is a source...
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050307/full/news050307-15.html
Quotes:
"Around 10% of today's Europeans carry the mutation, a significantly higher proportion than in other populations".
"Finland and Russia have the highest level, around 16%, whereas a mere 4% of Sardinians possess it".
" Outbreaks of feverish viral disease continued in Scandinavia and Russia for far longer than in the rest of the continent, reinforcing the mutation's status as a valuable asset"
Thoughts... ?
Europeans who descend from individuals who were around during some disease outbreaks (Black plague, small pox...) may have gained resistance to HIV. It is because the disease kill their preys fast. It shifts the natural selection to favor a mutation that would provide some resistance.
African is the place that is know to have a lot of HIV. It is unfortunate that they are not gaining resistance. It is because the disease does not kill fast enough and therefor does not lead natural selection to favor a resistant mutation.
WARNING
I would not suggest going on and testing to see if you are resistant.
Here is a source...
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050307/full/news050307-15.html
Quotes:
"Around 10% of today's Europeans carry the mutation, a significantly higher proportion than in other populations".
"Finland and Russia have the highest level, around 16%, whereas a mere 4% of Sardinians possess it".
" Outbreaks of feverish viral disease continued in Scandinavia and Russia for far longer than in the rest of the continent, reinforcing the mutation's status as a valuable asset"
Thoughts... ?
