22/12/07

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): Is It the Same Virus That Causes AIDS in People?


No. The Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is also called the Feline AIDS Virus. It is likened to the AIDS virus that affects humans because of the similarities in the two diseases which result. Fortunately, most viruses are species-specific. This is the case with the human AIDS virus and with FIV. The AIDS virus affects only humans, and the FIV affects only cats.

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