A possible cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other new diseases.
An hypothesis is proposed to explain the surge of new diseases appearing in the world. Mass immunization with live viral vaccines increases the probability of genetic recombination between live vaccine viruses and between live vaccine viruses and other viruses. Perhaps this is the reason for origination of new diseases within the last twenty years. Nucleic acid hybridization techniques might be used to test the hypothesis.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012897:Slow Virus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D014765:Viral Vaccines