A #herpes virus that infects humans originated in chimpanzees - TopicsExpress



          

A #herpes virus that infects humans originated in chimpanzees before it jumped into early human ancestors, according to a new study. Researchers found that #herpessimplex irus 1 (#HSV-1) infected hominids before their evolutionary split from chimpanzees 6 million years ago, whereas herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2) was transferred from ancient chimpanzees to human ancestors such as Homo erectus about 1.6 million years ago, long before the rise of early modern humans about 200,000 years ago.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:51:25 +0000

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