Does Hiv-2 Cause Aids

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U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS

Background The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide pandemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By leading to the destruction and/or functional impairment of cells of the immune system, notably CD4+ T cells, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. An HIV-infected person is diagnosed with AIDS when his...

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Not only HIV causes AIDS

HIV is not the only virus that causes AIDS other virus as well. Why do people so scare of only HIV? I heard that if you had one of the opportunistic infections, you have AIDS regardless whether your HIV pos or neg. What do u think mr Kull?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

That is not true. You can only be diagnosed with AIDS if you are infected with HIV.RMK... Read more »

HIV causes AIDS? Question???

How do we know that HIV, since it's a latent virus with a latency mechanism, is not merely a reactivation as a result of whatever is really causing AIDS?In other words,How do we know that HIV istself is not merely an opportunistic complication...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

We know that HIV causes AIDS, because all persons with AIDS have genetic evidence of HIV. The virus can be cultured from such individuals, and in unfortunate cases of occupational exposures, we know that innoculation of the virus causes the... Read more »

does hiv cause aids/cofactors

I came across a "denialist film" hiv fact or fraud with duesberg/thomas/shyh ching lo's theorys and dont beleive it all but have some questions.If hiv infection is spread evenly 50/50 why are 90% of aids cases male?How can hiv cause...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

It is as remarkable as it is tragic that with the actual isolation of the causitive organism, the mapping of its genome, the introduction of medications that are designed specifically to inhibit the action of this virus, the dramatic change in... Read more »

Graduate student... (HIV as cause of AIDS)

I have asked this question on the other forums, with no answer. I am a grauduate student working on a research paper and need the reference of the peer-reviewed scientific research which proved HIV causes AIDS.Thanks for your help....

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

The evidence is presented as a series of research rather than a single paper. This evidence is described on the CDC website (see link below) and will be a good place for you to start. For your research review paper, you will be likely to cite... Read more »

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HIV Causes AIDS -- And Knowing It Could Save Your

Posted by Anonymous

HIV Causes AIDS -- And Knowing It Could Save Your Life
By San Francisco AIDS Foundation

While the global HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to rage, a small number of fringe groups have been aggressively promoting misinformation about AIDS. Some claim that... Read more »

HIV causes AIDS

Posted by TerryD, 6 Replies

after much soul searching i have come to the conclusion that i am scared of HIV and have been running from it all this time. i am leaving my cult of dissedents and joining this new cult of beLIEvers. thank you.

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