K.S.H.V., the virus that causes AIDS

[James Scutero]

MattyMcD writes:
>James M. Scutero, proponent of misc.health.aids, wrote many interesting
>comments regarding the Kaposi Sarcoma herpes-like virus recently
>identified. Please cite your research conclusively backing up these
>comments. Thank you.
>
>>>[Because it is the cause of immune system breakdown-not HIV.]
Herpes viruses are cytotoxic lymphotropic viruses that kill more different
types of immune system cells DIRECTLY than HIV. In fact, HIV is not now
considered to cause AIDS by directly killing cells, researchers are blaming
the hyperactivity of the immune system for the damage that we see in AIDS.
(Ho-Wei papers in Nature recently.) Unfortunately, when I interviewed HO on
the day of the press announcement of his labs findings, he said that he did
not look at the viral load level of ANY other virus. 

>>>[Then HIV does not cause KS.]
HIV does not cause KS. If people are developing KS without HIV, then how
can HIV cause KS? If people are developing KS with intact immune systems,
how does immune suppression cause KS? Ans: It doesn't.

>>>On transmission modes-[Casually and through the saliva.]
Researchers Chang and Moore, the discoverers of K.S.H.V. stated that it
shares a homology with epstein - barr virus. Epstein - Barr is considered
to be the cause of infectious mononucleosis (the kissing disease) because
it is found in saliva. HHV-6A is also found in the saliva.

-James M. Scutero, proponent of misc.health.aids.