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AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by HIV, a virus.

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Does coconut oil work as an antibiotic and as a treatment for AIDS?

I've heard lots of extraordinary claims about coconut oil, but I've seen very littleresearch to back it up. Most of what I've heard is based on anecdotal evidence, so that's not really convincing. Some of the claims I've heard from CoconutOil.com…
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Is HIV a sexually transmitted infection?

In Nancy Padian's 10 year study, none of the over 100 HIV- monogamous partners of HIV+ subjects seroconverted to HIV+ during the study. They were counseled to use condoms, but it is believed that they often did not. [Ref: Padian NS, Shiboski SC,…
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Are the chances of contracting HIV from an infected person this low?

I've come across a few resources like this one. In this case they claim: unprotected vaginal intercourse with an HIV-positive man who is chronically infected and not on antiretroviral treatment (ART) carries an estimated 0.08% risk of infection for…
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Do 62% of gay men diagnosed with AIDS practice unsafe sex?

LifeSiteNews Daily News reported in 2013 that Nearly two-thirds of gay men who know they have AIDS have sex without condoms: CDC report A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows approximately 62 percent of gay men who know they…
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Does Russia recruit a "large number" of people suffering from HIV and Hepatitis C to fight their current war?

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, 25 October, 2022: Russia’s Wagner private military company has started mass recruitment of russian prisoners who are suffering from serious infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C. Then it goes on with…
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Are all HIV tests based on antibody analysis?

I heard the claim that all HIV tests are exclusively based on identification via antibodies. Supposedly, no HIV test that's used on patients works via sequencing the RNA of the virus. Do any AIDS test use RNA sequencing? What's the criteria for…
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Has PrEP caused a decrease in condom use amongst men who have sex with men?

In this article of the Financial Times, the existence of a sexual health crisis is reported. Here is a statement from the article: But others say condom use has fallen sharply among high-risk groups, such as men who have sex with men. This is…
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What are the chances of female-to-male HIV transmission during straight sex?

I am really confused about this matter. I've heard a lot of versions from doctors and on internet. To be more specific: A pathologist that claimed to have worked with HIV positive patients for 10 years told me that female to male transmission has…
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Koch's postulates for judging if HIV causes AIDS

One of the most prominent proponents of the claim that HIV is not the cause of AIDS, Peter Duesberg claims in a PNAS article from 1989 the following The hypothesis that HIV causes AIDS is examined in terms of Koch's postulates and…
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How high is the risk of contracting HIV from receiving infected organs?

I realise this might seem like a stupid question on the surface, but bear with me. On the back of this article about 5 transplant-patients mistakenly receiving HIV-infected organs in a highly regarded Taiwanese hospital, I was wondering how high the…
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Is jergon sacha any use against viral infections such as HIV?

I've just been followed on twitter by @Jergon_Sacha who claims that the plant jergon sacha (which appears to be from the genus Dracontium) is Traditionally used for viral infections HIV, AIDS, hepatitis and other virus problems etc. Has this…
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Are HIV positive couples in China denied assisted reproduction methods?

In the following article on Xinhuanet, it is claimed that HIV carriers are not allowed access to assisted reproduction in China. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/21/c_137762633.htm As HIV carriers are not allowed to have assisted…
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Does UAE screen people with HIV/AIDS at the airport?

I recently stumbled upon a post that claims that: For all the people who wish to come to the UAE for vacation or for shopping there's a new rule. Upon arrival at the airport an HIV/AIDS test will be administered to all before you are allowed to…
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Did UNAIDS and the CDC recommend circumcision for African countries?

In this article in the Israeli daily, Ha'aretz (Hebrew; may be paywalled), Prof' Bentowicz, head of the Center for Tropical Diseases and AIDS in the faculty of Health Science in the Ben-Gurion University in Be'er-Sheva, Israel, makes the following…
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What are the chances of female-to-male SOA/STD transmission during straight sex

SOA (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksueel_overdraagbare_aandoening) When a male does intercourse with a female who is infected with SOA (SOA called in Belgium, not sure SOA is STD?). How could/might a male get SOA? could male get SOA by having…
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