system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Is it possible that a virus such as HIV could mutate and become an airborne pathogen?
gpt
HIV dies in seconds when exposed to oxygen, but this does not preclude the possibility of mutation. However, it is not 'close' to being airborne. It would take a big mutation that gives many adaptations or a lot of little ones. I'd say we're pretty safe from this for now, but never underestimate evolution.