Is HIV the Primary Cause of AIDS? - The Duesberg Hypothesis

Dr. Peter Duesberg, professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, has proposed and proven an alternate hypothesis for the onset of AIDS which is counter to the mainstream of AIDS research and treatment. In Inventing the AIDS Virus, published in 1996, Duesberg conclusively proves that HIV cannot be the sole cause of AIDS, because it fails the "Koch postulates" used to determine whether a disease is caused by a specific virus or bacteria. Specifically, he shows that there are many people around the world who have AIDS but do not have HIV infection, and, conversely, there are people who have been infected with HIV, never showed any signs of AIDS, and are now free of the virus despite no standard AIDS treatment. There are many millions of people who harbor HIV who show no signs of AIDS. Most AIDS researchers say that this is just the "latent" period, but this is circular reasoning: it does not prove or disprove that HIV causes AIDS. He points out that many such dormant viruses live in most of us without doing any harm, such as the Epstein-Barr virus (which causes mononucleosis), until our immune system is otherwise compromised.

In fact, no one has ever been to show conclusively that HIV causes AIDS. Dr. Duesberg hypothesizes that HIV is merely a marker (and an unreliable one at that) for immunodeficiency syndrome: a virus, like many others, which opportunistically infects people whose immune system has been ravaged by AIDS. He points out that many diseases of ill-health - scurvy, pellagra, etc., had been originally attributed to bacteria or viruses, but of course none could be found because they were caused by malnutrition. One epidemic in Japan, called SMON, was blamed for over ten years on various viruses, until it was discovered that the drug used to fight the disease - Clioquinol (marketed by Ciba-Geigy under the name Entero-Vioform) - was actually its cause.

Dr. Duesberg hypothesizes that the AIDS epidemic is actually a huge epidemic of ill health worldwide that is being blamed on HIV. He shows that recreational drugs and the drugs used to fight HIV - such as AZT, originally used for cancer chemotherapy - actually destroy the immune system.

Essentially, this is the Duesberg hypothesis:

1. HIV does not - by itself - cause AIDS. It is an opportunistic infection - a marker - that may be ancient and which many people harbor with no adverse symptoms, similar to herpes and Epstein-Barr.
2. Recreational and addictive drugs are destructive to the immune system, causing AIDS.
3. AZT, a chemotherapeutic (cell-destructive) drug, actually damages the immune system by killing T-cells. That is, it causes AIDS rather than preventing it.
4. Kaposi's sarcoma is caused by nitrite inhalants ("poppers"); nitrites are extremely toxic to all cells, and are known carcinogens. That is, nitrite inhalants are a cause of AIDS and cancer. (In 1994, Kaposi's sarcoma was taken off the list of AIDS diseases.)
5. In Africa and other countries where poverty is rampant, the AIDS epidemic is primarily an epidemic of other, more ordinary diseases, and malnutrition, which are now all being classified under the "AIDS" diagnosis. This is a crime of monstrous proportions; since AIDS is considered to be "incurable," hundreds of thousands of people with curable, preventable diseases are relegated to death. Instead of programs to stop malnutrition and disease, millions of dollars are funneled into "AIDS research."

Dr. Duesberg has opened the doors to debate about the actual causes of - and drugs now used for - AIDS. He has shown that the science is lacking. He has shown that the driving forces behind AIDS research are pharmaceutical drug companies and a misguided group of "virus hunters" in the medical community who are unfortunately blind to the failure of the "War on AIDS."

Dr. Duesberg's final words in the book are prophetic:

Ironically, HIV-positives actually have no reason to fear. As with uninfected people, those who stay off recreational drugs and avoid AZT will never die of "AIDS." Antibody-positive people can live absolutely normal lives. Worldwide, seventeen million of the eighteen million HIV-positives certainly do. Those at real risk of AIDS could help their fate if they were only informed that recreational drugs cause AIDS. And those with AIDS could recover if they were informed that AZT and its analogs inevitably terminate DNA synthesis, and thus life.

When the public finally catches on to these deceptive tactics [the promotion of HIV as the cause of AIDS and the promotion of AZT and cocktails as cures], the HIV hypothesis of AIDS and its proponents will find harsh judgment...

This time the public may hold biomedical researchers and public health experts accountable, and misguided microbe hunting will meet its long-overdue judgment.

Commentary by Ben Ashoori

After reading much of Duesberg's book , I have come to essentially agree with the Duesberg hypothesis. I believe he has positively eliminated HIV as the primary cause of AIDS, and the connection between recreational and addictive drugs and immuno-suppression, are thorough and accurate. 

He has identified what the AIDS epidemic in Africa and other developing nations really is: an epidemic of addictive drugs like African beer, malnourishment and poor health, upon which HIV's T-cell destructive properties combine to ravage and kill.

Suggestions for those who are HIV-positive AND for those suffering from AIDS symptoms

My recommendations for people who are HIV-positive and want to prevent the onset of AIDS, as well as for those who are suffering the symptoms of AIDS are:

1. Stop taking sugar, coffee, preservatives, Alcohol.

2. Stop taking of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals, especially African beer and nitrite inhalants ("poppers"). Nitrites are cytotoxic chemicals which destroy the immune system and cause cancer. Nitrites are likely the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma and a major cause of AIDS.

3. Stop ingestion of all recreational or addictive drugs. All psychoactive drugs disrupt cell metabolism, and many of them are immuno-suppressive, that is, they suppress or destroy the immune system. (This is especially true of intravenous drugs.)

4. Stop smoking and alcohol consumption. Cigarette "tar" (Benzopyrene) is a powerful carcinogen and both it and nicotine are cytotoxic. Alcohol opens the "blood-brain" barrier, allowing toxic chemicals in the bloodstream to attack brain cells. Both smoking and drinking harm the immune system.

5. Consider our product Master formula.

6. Rebuild the immune system. The anti-oxidant vitamins, A, C, and E, and the mineral zinc are most important for building immunity. 

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Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

Dioxin is a super-toxic hormone-disrupting chemical, a by-product of the manufacture, use, and incineration of chlorinated chemicals and plastics. Its toxic effects include suppression and/or destruction of the immune system. As a result of incineration of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics worldwide, the earth is now enshrouded with a cloud of dioxin. Ingested by cows, pigs, and fish, it has bio-accumulated in animal and fish fat and dairy products to the point where many people have enough to cause symptoms, such as immuno-suppression.

Unfortunately, all research into alternative causes of AIDS were abruptly stopped when Dr. Gallo declared that HIV had been isolated and was the sole cause of AIDS. No one has tested whether ASFV can infect humans or cause any symptoms, and no one has tested AIDS patients for its presence. No one has tested AIDS patients for the amount of dioxin in their blood.

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