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To: Mr Ramsbotham; GodGunsGuts
Vertical transmission of what? HIV or AIDS? I'd expect the former, but it would be interesting to see the stats on the latter.

The only people who are HIV positive that don't get AIDS have a genetic deletion for the chemokine receptor CCR5. "In epidemiological studies, the allelic frequency of the CCR-5 gene deletion was 10-20% among caucasians, particularly amongst those of Northern European descent with 1% homozygosity." The gene for the chemokine receptor CXCR4 has a number of mutations called single nucleotide polymorphisms that also effect the development of HIV/AIDS. These receptors are co-receptors for HIV. If you want to understand it, then read the following paper at the first link. I can't help it if it is heavy on immunology, genetics, etc.

Chemokines and chemokine receptors in HIV infection: Role in pathogenesis and therapeutics

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: treatment options.

Enter perinatal HAART and HIV vertical transmission into PubMed's query box, if you want more articles. The newest, i.e. first, articles dwell on adverse drug reactions. The many older ones show the effect of these drugs in preventing vertical transmission.

Duesberg can afford to be cavalier with his hypothesis. He's not a physician. Find me a physician who believes like Duesberg and still practices medicine. They will be doing it without a license.

21 posted on 08/04/2008 7:14:58 PM PDT by neverdem (I'm praying for a Divine Intervention.)
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To: neverdem; Mr Ramsbotham

That all sounds well and good. But to my knowledge, there has not been a single study conducted to determine how many HIV-positives stay healthy. Nor will such studies ever be allowed, so long as the AIDS establishment is in charge IMHO.


22 posted on 08/04/2008 8:00:23 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts
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To: neverdem
Find me a physician who believes like Duesberg and still practices medicine. They will be doing it without a license.

There is a world of meaning in that statement.

25 posted on 08/04/2008 8:16:17 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Barack Obama--the first black Jimmy Carter.)
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