>Tim,
>
>Thanks. I always knew I was a bit of a crack pot about this. I have
>found Root-Bernstein to be more credible and restrained than Duesberg.
>His multi-factorial model made more sense to me than Duesberg's theory.
>It does bother me how politicized this disease is, and I still fear that
>has colored some of the science. How many diseases get announced at
>press conferences rather than in peer-reviewed journals, after all?
>
>But I still have a few questions. Are there any know retroviral diseases
>in humans? Why does a disease that is caused by one virus manifest
>itself so differently in different parts of the world? Are there any
>other viruses that do this in humans?
et al.,
Interesting topic. Thanks for the responses. Kamilla, I'll bet Tim will
have a better idea but regarding why the disease manifests itself
differently in different parts of the world, it may be the result of the
fact that there are at least 5 major strains of the HIV virus of which some
are more virulent than others. I know that the strain most prevelant in
Africa is nearly non-existent in North America.
Joel
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