Five myths about HIV and AIDS

Jonny Steinberg writes in New Scientist:

Despite the overwhelming evidence that HIV causes AIDS, a hardcore group still denies it (see AIDS denial: A lethal delusion). We explore five of the most common myths about AIDS.

MYTH: AIDS is not caused by HIV

DEBUNKING: This is the biggie, of course. As long ago as 1983, researchers first isolated HIV from people with AIDS. By 1985, they had developed a test showing that the overwhelming majority of people with AIDS have antibodies to HIV in their blood. They also showed that people who test HIV-positive and initially appear healthy go on to develop AIDS the vast majority of the time unless they are treated.

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