| Bradford 2004-12-15, 5:05 pm |
| HIV Causes AIDS
And Knowing It Could Save Your Life
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 "AIDS is over" or that "AIDS is a myth," and that HIV is a
harmless virus. Peter Duesberg, a retrovirologist at UC Berkeley, has
challenged the "AIDS establishment" for 13 years, asserting that factors
such as promiscuous homosexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs), recreational drugs, and AZT (Retrovir) are responsible for the
AIDS pandemic. More recently, malnutrition, poverty, and illicit drug use
have been cited as causes of AIDS. The individuals and groups who hold
these views are often referred to as "AIDS dissidents" or "AIDS
denialists."
The AIDS denialists deliberately ignore the overwhelming scientific
evidence gathered over the past 19 years concerning the relationship
between HIV and AIDS. Unprotected sex, malnutrition, and a host of factors
contribute to the spread of HIV and the development of AIDS.
Read more…….
http://www.sfaf.org/aboutsfaf/outre....html~frontpage
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