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In April 1984 the American Robert Gallo announces that a virus called HIV attacks CD4 cells and finally, if measures were not taken, produced AIDS.
Since then, Australian scientists called Perth Group say that is probably not true, that there is probably no virus, there would be oxidation of the immune system and the cellular system, there is oxidative decompensation, i.e. more oxidation than "reduction" (the action contrary to oxidation) which causes immunological abnormalities.
That oxidation would be responsible for having a "HIV positive" test and, if measures are not taken, to finally have AIDS.
Therefore there would be NO infection, and the "HIV positive" state and possible development of AIDS would be acquired, and in a risk group such as homosexuals mainly due to certain habits that cause oxidation.
These habits are fundamentally:
1) the deposition of semen into the rectum, a site not prepared, unlike the vagina, and semen being highly oxidizing
2) recreational drugs such as poppers, drugs intravenously and to a lesser extent cocaine, all oxidizing agents
To those habits must be added the acquired and chronic infections, as those of certain viruses, such as genital herpes, which also cause oxidation. Likewise emotional stress and lack of sleep in general.
Thus, the "HIV" tests would not indicate infection with any virus, but it could indicate an oxidative decompensation requiring action.
These measures should be the cessation of excessive oxidation caused by previous habits, and it could be necessary a treatment with reducing agents (antioxidants), especially those of SH group (thiol or sulfhydryl group).
Among the antioxidants that could constitute a treatment is N-acetylcysteine, and the treatement should be adjusted with a regular measurement of the redox state.
Moreover, the CD4 measurement is not the most appropriate to follow the "HIV positive" patient, on the one hand because of its imprecision, being an indirect measure that actually measures antibodies to CD4 (so there could be a low number of CD4 without actually been eliminated), and it is better to do a erythrocyte sedimentation test.
Finally the "viral load" measurement would not measure a virus, and may actually be measuring something related to oxidative decompensation.
