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		mleonhard on June 29, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HIV first infected humans about 100 years ago I'm assume that a human contracted it while slaughtering a monkey for food. Perhaps some of the monkey's blood splashed into the person's eye? Perhaps many humans contracted the virus in a similar manner?

silentbicycle on June 29, 2008 [–]

Or just by eating said infected monkey.

0x44 on June 29, 2008 | [–]

This is completely irrelevant, but said infected monkey would be an excellent name for a rock band.

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