Incorrect: It is well-established that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the cause of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, an estimated 40.1 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses. AIDS was first reported in 1981, and HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, was first isolated from patients in 1983. Scientific evidence has established that HIV is the cause of AIDS, however, conspiracy theories claiming that HIV is not the cause of AIDS continue to persist. HIV/AIDS denialism isn’t just false, it’s also deadly when it forms the basis for public health policies. An estimated 330,000 people died in South Africa, as a result of the government’s rejection of HIV drugs.
FULL CLAIM: “HIV DOES NOT CAUSE AIDS”; “AIDS Plandemic Driven by HBV vaccine”
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic and potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); an estimated 40.1 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the beginning of the epidemic in 1981.
When an HIV infection is not controlled with antiretroviral therapy (ARTs), which are drugs that prevent HIV from replicating, the virus targets and kills immune cells. This weakens the immune system, leaving one vulnerable to infections and diseases that normally don’t impact healthy individuals.
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