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HIV infection in humans came from a type of ______ in Central Africa.
HIV infection in humans came from a type of ______ in Central Africa.
chimpanzee
HIV may have jumped from ______ to humans as far back as the late 1800s.
HIV may have jumped from ______ to humans as far back as the late 1800s.
chimpanzees
The ______ version of the virus is called simian immunodeficiency virus.
The ______ version of the virus is called simian immunodeficiency virus.
chimpanzee
It was probably passed to humans when humans hunted these ______ for meat and came in contact with their infected blood.
It was probably passed to humans when humans hunted these ______ for meat and came in contact with their infected blood.
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The virus has existed in the ______ States since at least the mid to late 1970s.
The virus has existed in the ______ States since at least the mid to late 1970s.
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Studies show that HIV may have jumped to humans as far back as the late ______
Studies show that HIV may have jumped to humans as far back as the late ______
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To learn more about the history of HIV in the United States and ______’s response to the epidemic, see CDC’s HIV and AIDS Timeline
To learn more about the history of HIV in the United States and ______’s response to the epidemic, see CDC’s HIV and AIDS Timeline
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The chimpanzee version of the virus is called ______ immunodeficiency virus
The chimpanzee version of the virus is called ______ immunodeficiency virus
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Over decades, HIV slowly spread across ______ and later into other parts of the world
Over decades, HIV slowly spread across ______ and later into other parts of the world
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HIV infection in humans came from a type of chimpanzee in ______ Africa
HIV infection in humans came from a type of chimpanzee in ______ Africa
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