Thunderstruck wrote:

Demmeri's is on the right track, but the answer is still out there.

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1) diagnosis of **** in africa is based on a special definition for developing countries that WHO (world health organization) came up with back in 1985. this definition is pretty lax and allows for **** to be diagnosed w/o an HIV test. for example, someone might walk into a hospital w/ symptoms like chronic diarrhea, weight loss, fever, coughing, etc. and, more often than not, get diagnosed w/ **** right on the spot. never mind the fact that these same symptoms are typical for the real problems that ravage africa, namely malnutrition, unsanitary living conditions, poor water supply, and true endemic diseases like tuberculosis and wasting disease. 2) even when the HIV test is administered, it has proven to be nearly completely unreliable. even in america, the percentage of false positives is downright alarming, but especially in places like africa, where people typically have a higher level of antibodies in their blood due to the higher prevelance of parasitic diseases, the HIV test has proven to be practically useless. remember, the HIV test DOES NOT test for HIV, but rather for what is presumed to be the antibodies the body creates in the presence of HIV. it has been shown, most notably w/ tuberculosis, that patients w/ TB develop antibodies that directly react w/ the proteins in the HIV test and can easily lead to false positive test results. even HIV test manufacturers must include a disclosure w/ their tests that reads something like "At present there is no recognised standard for establishing the presence or absence of HIV-1 antibody in human blood." the question of what this test actually tests for is a very good one, and not one I can answer, tho it seems obvious the one thing it definately does NOT test for is ****. 3) the african **** statistics, for the most part, are COMPLETELY MADE UP. a huge percentage (and I'm talking > 90% here) of the supposed **** cases in africa fall under the category of unreported, and are basically just presumed by WHO. 4) the **** medicines themselves are highly toxic and damaging. think about the logic behind giving someone who hasn't had a nutritious meal or clean water in years some poisonous chemo-therapy to help them out instead of just some damn food and water. makes no sense. and it's all even more appalling when you consider how criminally expensive these medications are, and just how much all this money going to american pharmaceuticals could really buy and do to improve conditions in africa.