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From: marco@ozdaltx.UUCP (Steve Giammarco)
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Subject: Re: HIV vs AIDS question
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Date: 8 Aug 90 17:20:02 GMT
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In article <37804@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, Mark_D.Winton@f8.n289.z1.fidonet.org (Mark_D Winton) writes:
> I have been reading a lot of mail about AIDS/ARC, HIV, etc...
> It seems that it is probably time to get some better understanding of the 
> disease process. There is still too much stigma involved, especially in my 
> small rural area.
>  
> From all the conferences and literature it seems that virtually 100% of those 
> infected with HIV1 will eventually develop the end stage of the disease, or 
> AIDS. The incubation period is over 9 years, so this may lead to some of the 
oid from ozdaltx   id: <00005567-900708133108-219@void.lonestar.org>
To: void!texbell!ually-studied HIV+s in an eleven     
year span have gone on to develop other symptoms/sequelae from minor
infections to death.  The other 50% appear healthy, asymptomatic, and 
relatively free of immunocompromise.  Again, the incubation period is
>  
> I'm hoping to get a feel as to why folks will seperate the two terms as if 
> they are mutually exclusive, and HIV does not have the same stigma as AIDS????
>  
I hope the above will do.  JAIDS (Journal of Aquired Immune Deficiency      
Syndrome) back-issues may help, if you are skeptical of the data.

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