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Can you show me the placebo controlled scientific tests that show HIV is the direct cause of AIDS.
I have been looking for it - and cant find it.
Placebo controlled does not make sense in this instance. The mechanism by which HIV destroys T cells has been described, though I don't know how validated it is since I do not investigate HIV. It is not a suprise that other disorders can present as AIDS-like. Any disorder that severely suppresses T cells, B cells or NK cells will look somewhat like HIV AIDS. Indeed, it has been claimed that some CFS patients get Karposis Sarcoma, which is typically associated with AIDS, but this is a reflection of immune dysfunction. Not all immune dysfunctions have the same cause.
Any researcher pursuing this line of thinking (non-HIV AIDS) can do studies showing other causes of AIDS-like syndromes if they want. I do not recall ever seeing something comparable. They could if they wanted to, though funding might be an issue.
However we cannot find the cause of ME or CFS, and ME outbreaks probably have an unidentified pathogen at the core, though my guess is currently enteroviruses. So there may indeed be other pathogens that cause AIDS-like syndromes. Even if thats true, it does not dispute that HIV can cause AIDS. Further, the fact that a few long term untreated patients with HIV do not get AIDS does not disprove the HIV AIDS theory. Some of these have a natural genetic resistance, and there may be other reasons. Is it not the case that bone marrow transfer to HIV patients from patients with a mutation in the receptor HIV uses to enter the cell have been shown to be HIV free, or massively reduced loads? I do not really recall this research, but if it does show this that is close to proof that HIV causes AIDS. Does anyone recall this research?
The arguments for non-HIV AIDS appear to be thin. To be taken seriously it needs some definitive research, just as we are having trouble getting ME generally recognized because we lack definitive biomarkers.
Arguing instead that some with ME or CFS have severe immune disorders is an entirely different issue. There is no doubt that this happens.