HIV and AIDS

Andrew Wagner afwagner at STUDENTS.WISC.EDU
Thu Jun 13 17:33:12 EST 1996


>Kevin Simcox (simcox.3 at osu.edu) wrote:
>> Does anyone happen to know of a reference which describes experimental 
>> data demonstrating that the HIV virus causes the AIDS disease complex?
>
HIV does NOT "CAUSE" the AIDS disease complex.  HIV kills off the T-cells
that enables the body to fight off infections and the like.  HIV does
nothing except kills our immune system.  Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is
caused by Pneumocystis, not HIV.

Andy

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