article_snippet.sent: A new model for HIV progression shows that it spreads in a similar way to some computer 'worms'.
article_snippet.sent: HIV specialists and network security experts at University College London (UCL) made the disovery after creating a simulation of how the virus spreads .
article_snippet.sent: The teams noticed that the spread of HIV through the body using two methods - via the bloodstream and directly between cells - was similar to how some computer worms spread through both the internet and local networks respectively to infect as many computers as possible.
article_snippet.sent: the new model was inspired by similarities between HIV and computer worms such as the highly damaging 'Conficker' worm, first detected in 2008, which has infected military and police computer networks across Europe and is still active today.
article_snippet.sent: Lead author Changwang Zhang, of UCL, said: 'HIV and Conficker have a lot in common. '
article_snippet.sent: HIV and Conficker use hybrid spreading mechanisms, persist for a very long time and are incredibly difficult to eradicate. '
article_snippet.sent: Dr Shi Zhou said: 'Although the cybersecurity community organised an unprecedented collaboration to tackle Conficker, the cybersecurity community organised an unprecedented collaboration to tackle Conficker still failed to eliminate Conficker from the Internet. '
article_snippet.sent: We hope that We new understanding of hybrid epidemics will help We to fight against Conficker and HIV.'
article_snippet.sent: the new model was inspired by similarities between HIV and computer worms such as the highly damaging 'Conficker' worm, first detected in 2008, which has infected military and police computer networks across Europe and is still active today. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Inspired by similarities between HIV and computer worms such as the highly damaging 'Conficker' worm, first detected in 2008 .
  