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Continued from page 13 – Gay Vaccine Experiments and the<br />

American Origin of AIDS<br />

had read Horowitz’s book on man-made AIDS,<br />

"Emerging Viruses: AIDS and Ebola" (1996). He had<br />

carefully studied the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study,<br />

and he bluntly told the media. "I believe our government<br />

is capable of doing anything."<br />

The rumor that AIDS is a man-made disease will never<br />

go away. The reason is simple: It is the most<br />

logical explanation of how and why the AIDS epidemic<br />

first erupted as the "gay plague" among the most hated<br />

minority in America.<br />

Alan Cantwell, MD, writes frequently about the origin of AIDS.<br />

He is the author of "AIDS & the Doctors of Death" and "Queer<br />

Blood”. His books are available from Amazon.<strong>com</strong>.<br />

http://www.rense.<strong>com</strong>/general94/gayvac.htm<br />

☻☻☻☻☻☻<br />

Continued from page 7 – Hepatitis<br />

Hepatitis C (HCV)<br />

Most people aren’t diagnosed with acute HCV, because<br />

of mild symptoms, and go on and clear the virus<br />

<strong>com</strong>pletely. After exposure, treating with immune<br />

globulin is not effective in preventing HCV infection.<br />

There is no defined treatment for acute HCV, but alcohol<br />

intake may be restricted, and medications should be<br />

reviewed to help protect the liver from further harm.<br />

Treating chronic HCV involves using interferon or a<br />

<strong>com</strong>bination of interferon and ribavarin for a duration of<br />

6 to 12 months. Your health care provider should be<br />

consulted about the treatment, further evaluation to<br />

determine the degree of liver damage, and advice on how<br />

to prevent spreading the virus. Barriers/dental dams and<br />

condoms should be used to prevent contagion from<br />

sexual (oral, anal, vaginal) contact. Personal hygiene<br />

habits should also be scrutinized to prevent spreading the<br />

virus. It may be suggested to get vaccinated against<br />

hepatitis A and B; no vaccine for hepatitis C is available.<br />

Hepatitis D (HDV)<br />

Early diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B infection can<br />

help prevent hepatitis D. The hepatitis B vaccine is<br />

re<strong>com</strong>mended to prevent HBV, since HDV only<br />

ac<strong>com</strong>panies a HBV infection. The treatment is the same<br />

as for hepatitis B.<br />

Hepatitis E (HEV)<br />

Most of those infected with HEV have a self-limiting<br />

course. The treatment is usually supportive.<br />

How do you Test for Hepatitis<br />

Hepatitis A (HAV)<br />

Three tests, which detect HAV antibodies, are available.<br />

Testing will not identify antibodies beyond 6 months<br />

following symptoms.<br />

Hepatitis B (HBV)<br />

Testing is available for HBV. HBsAG, Anti-HBs, and Anti-<br />

HBc tests detect HBV presence or antibodies in the blood.<br />

These tests can also establish whether the hepatitis is acute<br />

or chronic and contagious or not. A battery of all three tests<br />

may be suggested, so the results are better interpreted. HBV<br />

usually takes 3 weeks to 2 months to be detected, so it may<br />

take up to 2 months to properly diagnose.<br />

Hepatitis C (HCV)<br />

Once infected, antibodies may develop in 8 to 9 weeks.<br />

Most individuals develop antibodies by 6 months, however,<br />

it may take up to year. With this in mind, those with<br />

negative test results, having been exposed to hepatitis C,<br />

may opt for retesting at a later date. The diagnosis of HCV<br />

infection can be made by detecting either antibodies to<br />

HCV or the presence of HCV with RNA. For routine<br />

testing, it is re<strong>com</strong>mended to use the FDA approved blood<br />

tests to detect antibodies to HCV. None of the tests can<br />

determine if the virus is chronic or acute. Once diagnosed,<br />

further testing should be done to determine the degree of<br />

liver damage.<br />

Hepatitis D (HDV)<br />

Blood tests are available to detect the HDV antibodies.<br />

Hepatitis E (HEV)<br />

Testing availability is limited, and no blood test is licensed<br />

in the United States <strong>com</strong>mercially.<br />

All sex partners should be tested, so they can receive<br />

treatment, and prevent spreading hepatitis to other sexual<br />

partners.<br />

http://www.stdsite.<strong>com</strong>/Hepatitis/index.html<br />

☻☻☻☻☻☻<br />

Hepatitis B<br />

Hepatitis B is a virus which affects over 2 billion people<br />

worldwide. One out of every three people has or will<br />

contract Hepatitis B at some point in their lives. For some<br />

unknown reason certain ethnic groups at higher risk than<br />

others. Estimates of one million deaths per year are<br />

attributed to Hepatitis B, most are in Asian, Indonesian and<br />

sub-Saharan countries. Worldwide, two people die each<br />

minute due to chronic Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is 100 times<br />

more infective than HIV. Millions of HIV-positive people<br />

are coinfected or at risk of being infected with one of<br />

several hepatitis viruses. The risk of liver disease and<br />

cancer is greatly increased among coinfected patients.<br />

Moreover, the life expectancy of coinfected patients is only<br />

a few years, hepatitis being a leading cause of death in HIV<br />

infected patients.<br />

☻☻☻☻☻<br />

-14- <strong>Traditional</strong> <strong>African</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong> October 2011

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