Evolution. Great apes and zoonoses

Science. 2013 Apr 19;340(6130):284-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1236958.

Abstract

Comparing the origins of AIDS and malaria may provide insight for gauging the prospect of future pathogen transmissions from apes to humans.

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / transmission*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / virology
  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • HIV-1 / physiology
  • Hominidae / parasitology*
  • Hominidae / virology*
  • Host-Parasite Interactions / genetics
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions / genetics
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum / genetics
  • Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
  • Malaria, Falciparum / transmission*
  • Mutation
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / biosynthesis
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / genetics
  • Plasmodium falciparum / physiology
  • Zoonoses / parasitology
  • Zoonoses / transmission*
  • Zoonoses / virology

Substances

  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid