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Duesberg kept making his argument well after evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes AIDS became incontestable.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In May 2003, a severe illness Dunn thought was Parkinson’s disease turned out to be HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
According to a White House fact sheet, the drugs that will be covered include treatments for chronic conditions, including type two diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus and certain cancers.
—Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Organ donations are not typically tested for rabies, as the disease is rare among humans in the U.S. Donors are, however, tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other forms of hepatitis, according to the CDC report.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In May 2003, a severe illness Dunn thought was Parkinson’s disease turned out to be HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
According to a White House fact sheet, the drugs that will be covered include treatments for chronic conditions, including type two diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus and certain cancers.
—Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Organ donations are not typically tested for rabies, as the disease is rare among humans in the U.S. Donors are, however, tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other forms of hepatitis, according to the CDC report.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Human immunodeficiency virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20immunodeficiency%20virus. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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