Hey Nugs,
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One of the obstacles to treatment of the
human immunodeficiency virus is its high genetic variability.
[1] HIV can be divided into two major types, HIV type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV type 2 (HIV-2). HIV-1 is related to viruses found in
chimpanzees and
gorillas living in western Africa, while HIV-2 viruses are related to viruses found in the endangered west African primate
sooty mangabey.
[2] HIV-1 viruses may be further divided into groups. The HIV-1 group M viruses predominate and are responsible for the AIDS pandemic. Group M can be further subdivided into subtypes based on genetic sequence data. Some of the subtypes are known to be more
virulent or are resistant to different medications. Likewise, HIV-2 viruses are thought to be less virulent and transmissible than HIV-1 M group viruses, although HIV-2 is known to cause AIDS.
- Subtype A is common in West Africa.[4]
- Subtype B is the dominant form in Europe, the Americas, Japan, Thailand, and Australia.[5]
- Subtype C is the dominant form in Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, India, Nepal, and parts of China.[5]
- Subtype D is generally only seen in Eastern and central Africa.[5]
- (Subtype E) has never been identified as a nonrecombinant, only recombined with subtype A as CRF01_AE.[5]
- Subtype F has been found in central Africa, South America and Eastern Europe.[6]
- Subtype G (and the CRF02_AG) have been found in Africa and central Europe.[6]
- Subtype H is limited to central Africa.[6]
- (Subtype I) was originally used to describe a strain that is now accounted for as CRF04_cpx, with the cpx for a "complex" recombination of several subtypes.[citation needed]
- Subtype J is primarily found in North, Central and West Africa, and the Caribbean[7]
- Subtype K is limited to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon.[6]
These subtypes are sometimes further split into sub-subtypes such as A1 and A2 or F1 and F2.[
citation needed] This is not thought to be a complete or final list, and further types are likely to be found.
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All the sub-types but B are in Africa.
African Tribe life is Misogynistic
Muslim life is Misogynistic
This means in Africa condoms are mostly Taboo.
A woman who asked her husband for a condom is admitting SHE is cheating.