Germ warfare

Berlin - Scientists in Germany say they have proved for the first time that humans can pass on pneumonia to chimpanzees, the animals widely believed to have infected humans with the AIDS virus. A study published Thursday found respiratory syncytal virus and metapneumovirus in tissue samples from chimpanzees that had died in Tai National Park in the Ivory Coast.

Humans can pass on pneumonia to chimpanzees: Scientists : Science Technology