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- From: mmurrain@HAMP.HAMPSHIRE.EDU
- Subject: Re: (26) HIV/AIDS Link -- recent information sought
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 11:15:03 -0500
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- quilty@PHILOS.umass.edu (Lulu of the lotus-eaters) writes:
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- >I have followed the work of Duesberg and others who have questioned
- >the causative, or sole causative, relation between HIV and AIDS
- >(including, apparently, AIDS discoverer Montagnier). I have seen more
- >recent information, especially on this groups, which shows a detection
- >of HIV in a much higher percentage of T-cells than the .01% detected
- >in earlier studies, using more sensitive detection techniques.
- >Nonetheless, it still seems that HIV is not claimed to be
- >*chemically active* in these larger number of cells (or else new
- >detection techniques would not be necessary), which seems to continue
- >a legitimate question of the sole causative link (given that a virus
- >should presumably have to *do something* to have an effect on a host).
-
- I don't have any info on what Duesberg and others have to say, but I can
- say something about the issue of HIV infecting cells. Viruses work by
- insinuating thier DNA into the DNA of the host. Some viruses can stay
- dormant for years, only later to have an effect. In fact, there is evidence
- that there are provirus sequences (sequences of viral DNA) that have been
- passed down to us over many many generations. Think about it, if 20-30%
- (high estimate) of T4 cells are infected, and once in a while, a few of
- these become active and start replicating HIV, you can see how you might
- see a slow decrease over time in T4 cell count.
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