Originally posted by Georgehairybush1
Id like them first to show anyone on earth a direct link between HIV and AIDS. Never been done
Id also like them to show the world a direct link between AIDS and sex. Never been done.
Id be more inclined to believe AZT is a cause of AIDS over HIV.
Why are people with illnesses such as TB not treated for those diseases, because they have HIV?
Lin between HIV and AIDS? I think not
Very well worth discussion....
Lets have a discussion indeed... Unfortunately, the comments you make above are outright false!
Before I respond to your comments, I have to give a little background information to make understanding my response simpler. First, prior to 1986 HIV
was officially called human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV). From 1986 to 1990 it was officially
recognized as HIV (reflecting a single genotype). Since 1991, the name was further modified to HIV-1 and HIV-2 to reflect the different genotypes
('species') that were identified in 1986 with the African strain (HIV-2). AIDS is defined based on the presence of multiple infections, neolasms
(uncharacteristic growth of cells, like cancer), and other life-threatening issues as a result of a mutilated immune system.
1.) There are MULTIPLE studies that explain the relationship between HIV and AIDS. In the interest of space and time I have referenced two from the
early days.
Epidemiological evidence that HTLV-III is the AIDS agent. European Journal of Epidemiology 1985 Sep;1(3):155-9
Isolation of infectious human T-cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type-III (HTLV-III) from patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or
AIDS-related complex (ARC) and from health carriers: a study of risk groups and tissue samples. Proc Natl Acad Sciences, USA 1985 Aug;
82(16):5530-4
The first study (again one of many) shows the link between the HTLV-III (HIV) virus and AIDS.
2.) Using the second study I referenced above, it confirmed which bodily tissues the HIV virus was isolated in. Guess what, semen was one of them.
This led researchers down the path of determining routes of transmission. You guessed it, sex was a route. I can provide additional scientific
journals upon request to support this.
3.) There is no doubt that AZT has some nasty side-effects (liver effects, effects on fat distribution, etc) including death, but to say it causes
AIDS over HIV? First, to be placed on AZT you have to be diagnosed as having HIV - which we already know can lead to AIDS. To prove AZT is a cause
of AIDS you would have to put healthy people on AZT and see if they develop AIDS.
4.) TB in and of itself presents another big problem. People with HIV that have TB ARE treated - I have personally been involved in their treatment.
If you are referring to one of the quotes in your link that mentioned the disparity in funding for people with TB and malaria in Africa, that is a
different issue.
In regard to the link you provided, most of the quotes they provided misstate the obvious. Some say that HIV may be one cause of AIDS, but not the
whole cause. This is absurd because it is already known that once someone is infected other things (ie - infection) can happen to the person to
further compromise their immune system.
Look further to additional discussion...