Re: [Futurework] Stephen Lewis has one word for us: Help

[Harry Pollard]

Ray wrote:

Harry,

Did you define AIDS?

REH

Ray,

I want you to get two replies for the price of one.

And why not?

Here's the way Serge Lang answers the question.


2. What Do People Mean by "AIDS"?

"There does not even exist a single proper definition of AIDS on which discourse or statistics can reliably be based. Indeed, certain practices of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) obstruct a scientific appraisal of the AIDS situation. The CDC definition of AIDS is circular. It involves a list of 24 to 29 diseases (depending on the year), about 60% of which have to do with immunodeficiency (including tuberculosis), and 40% have to do with other types of diseases, some of which are of cancer type, such as cervical cancer (included in 1992-1993), or Kaposi's sarcoma. CDC calls these diseases AIDS only when antibodies against HIV are confirmed or presumed to be present."

Harry


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