Talk:Timeline of AIDS

St Louis Boy
This was removed. It was proven in the early 90s that boy never had HIV or AIDS. That was all due to contamination of samples. As was teh 1959 sailor. It was later shown the samples were contaminated in the lab. Subsequent tests on the samples came back negative for HIV.


 * You have a source for that? Uucp 12:42, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

celebrity AIDS deaths
I have removed the celebrity AIDS deaths. They may be more relvant at List of HIV-positive individuals Sci guy 16:04, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I added Rock Hudson, as his death had significant political and cultural implications. Uucp 20:39, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

In the list the discovery of the HIV virus by the Americans is mentioned. But didn't the French discovered the virus before, in 1983??
 * I have added it. Uucp 20:39, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

AIDS wins?
I agree that AIDS is more widely used and recognised than Aids and is consistent with SARS, PCP, CMV, etc. CDC uses HIV/AIDS as does WHO and UNAIDS. I also note that acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus do not usually have capitals. CD4 cell count appears to be the standard.

Further discusison is welcome. Sci guy 16:00, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Four comments

 * "New guidelines from the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defer antiretroviral medications for a person with no symptoms who has a CD4 cell count above 350 and viral load under 100,000". Two problems with this. Firstly, the WHO guidelines were published in 2002, not 2004 (take a look at the report). Secondly, it appears that the DHHS criteria for treatment in the 2004 guidelines were the same as in the previous guidelines, as demonstrated by the quotation given for September 2002.


 * ACT-UP Golden Gate is an insignificant organization that doesn't merit any mention in this timeline, let alone the three mentions added by Voyager640.


 * "There is no recognized standard for establishing the presence or absence of HIV-1 antibody in human blood." This is not an historical event.


 * The "Treatment Guidelines 2005" section (added by Sci guy) is irrelevant.

Trezatium 11:24, 7 May 2006 (UTC)