Did Black Death boost HIV immunity in Europe? User Holierthanhe, in the The darkest recesses of humanity subreddit, 11 Jun 2021
TIL that having an ancestor that caught the plague and survived could result in their descendants being immune to the HIV virus User TheGrog1603, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 26 Sep 2018
TIL Deaths from epidemics like the plague (Black Death) or smallpox boosted the prevalence of a genetic mutation that gives 10% of today's Europeans complete resistance and immunity from HIV/AIDS User twincompassesaretwo, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 16 Apr 2016
TIL 10% of Europeans Are Immune to HIV and AIDS Due to an Inherited Genetic Mutation That Also Provided Immunity to the Bubonic Plague or Smallpox Centuries Ago User jonathanhalley, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 28 Mar 2012