MadSci Network: Medicine
Query:

Re: Is HIV (the virus) one of the greatest medical hoaxes ever?

Date: Wed Sep 7 15:44:42 2005
Posted By: Michael Onken, Moderator, MadSci Network
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 1126052020.Me
Message:

Two-thirds of HIV-infected individuals live in sub-Saharan Africa. They do not use recreational drugs. They die from AIDS-related illnesses within several years of infection. Their family members and neighbors who are HIV-negative do not die of these illnesses. The few lucky, HIV-positive individuals who receive anti-retroviral therapy do not get AIDS-related illnesses and outlive victims who don't get the therapies. The authors of these theories are provocateurs unaware of current science, current medicine, and current events. I would place "HIV is the greatest medical hoax ever" in the same bin as "The Earth is not Moving."


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