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murchr
#1 Posted : Wednesday, June 01, 2016 6:42:42 PM
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Cat owners have been asked to be careful following the discovery of an "HIV-like" virus in one.

The cat that was tested was found to have Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Pathologists Lancet Kenya said on Wednesday.

Veterinary pathologist Dhaval Shah said FIV is in the same family as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

"This is the first case of serologically-confirmed FIV that we in the veterinary community are aware of in Kenya," said Shah.

Serology refers to the scientific study of body fluids including serum.

"The pet cat was subjected to the lab test by its owners after it exhibited gradual loss of weight over a period of time and lack of energy," Shah said in a statement.

The pathologist noted that members of the public should not be quick to get rid of their cats as the virus cannot be transmitted to humans.

http://www.the-star.co.k...nya-case-lancet_c1361681
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, June 01, 2016 9:12:57 PM
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Why should cat owners be careful if the virus cannot be transmitted to human beings? What does being careful mean.
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, June 01, 2016 9:43:42 PM
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luxel wrote:
Why should cat owners be careful if the virus cannot be transmitted to human beings? What does being careful mean.


Can you imagine sleeping in the same house na paka wa kutokatoka nje?

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#4 Posted : Wednesday, June 01, 2016 10:06:18 PM
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#5 Posted : Wednesday, June 01, 2016 10:09:11 PM
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luxel wrote:
Why should cat owners be careful if the virus cannot be transmitted to human beings? What does being careful mean.


Because sick cats can infect their pets.

Viruses mutate and in one way or another it might just infect humans
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#6 Posted : Thursday, June 02, 2016 9:32:50 AM
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murchr wrote:
luxel wrote:
Why should cat owners be careful if the virus cannot be transmitted to human beings? What does being careful mean.


Because sick cats can infect their pets.

Viruses mutate and in one way or another it might just infect humans

from my very little virology I know that viruses jump species occasionally and can have devastating effects on the new species (Ebola, Marburg) but they are usually very explosive effects unless the virus now mutates within the new species after continued exposure to the host for a long time to make it co-exist with the new species as HIV did and basically meaning that the host from the new species can now spread it to others of the new hosts within the same species. SIV jumped genetically similar creatures (Chimp to Man) and "stuck" on Man as it became HIV-1. if this cat virus jumps - it will probably be more in the line of Spanish Influenza, Ebola, MERS or H1N1- violent!
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#7 Posted : Thursday, June 02, 2016 9:33:10 AM
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#8 Posted : Thursday, June 02, 2016 9:59:06 AM
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Thitifini wrote:
luxel wrote:
Why should cat owners be careful if the virus cannot be transmitted to human beings? What does being careful mean.


Can you imagine sleeping in the same house na paka wa kutokatoka nje?

Solution...
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#9 Posted : Thursday, June 02, 2016 10:04:36 AM
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Are there cat condoms? How about cat ARVs?
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#10 Posted : Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:02:33 AM
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Swenani wrote:
Ni paka paka ama ni paka pussy?

Paka=Pussy
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