Friday 31 January 2020

HIV/AIDS AND CORONAVIRUS

Are the Uighurs being cared for by the Chinese Government or is Coronavirus a perfect alternative to genocide? The same may apply with the Myanmar Government.

This is not to suggest that there is a link between HIV and Coronavirus except that both are viruses that have appeared on the world stage in transmission from domestic or wild animals and passed to human beings. HIV originated in Africa among primates.

There have been other viruses in past years that included SARS, mad cow flu and swine fever. These have necessitated the culling of domestic animals.

Coronavirus is believed to have originated in the market of Wuhan in China with the sale of wild animals.

AIDS can kill its victims with (1) slow destruction of the immune system and (2) tissue and organ failure.

It was reported on BBC news recently that Coronavirus will kill people who have weak immune systems and tissue and organ failure. 

This means that HIV infected people not on ART medication will probably not survive the Coronavirus infection. Perhaps those on ART will not be safe as well.

There are millions of people with HIV who suffer as refugees and displaced people. In developing countries there may not be the infrastructure or at times, the political will, to control HIV or Coronavirus.

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