Since the beginning of the so called “aids epidemic”, the whole world was taught how to reduce their chance of contracting HIV by practicing safe sex, not sharing dirty needles when injecting street drugs etc. Along with ways to protect yourself from HIV came the all well known propaganda campaign “know your status” and we were all told that the only way to know if you are infected with HIV is to take an HIV test. Most people who get an HIV test do so believing that a positive test indicates infection and a negative result either means that you are not infected or perhaps you were recently infected and have not yet developed antibodies to the virus yet and should be retested in the future.
So how accurate is an HIV test? Does a positive result indicate without a doubt that you are infected with Dr. Robert Gallo’s sex virus of mass destruction or are there situations where a person can test positive due to a cross reaction, human error or a fallacy with the test itself? According to the aids establishment, HIV tests are not only highly accurate in detecting the presence of HIV specific antibodies but false positives are exceptionally rare.
“As shown by the specificity scores of 99.9% or above, the study provides reassurance that false positive results are exceptionally rare – in other words, people who are HIV negative do correctly receive HIV-negative results.”
http://www.aidsmap.com/Large-US-study-shows-which-HIV-tests-are-most-accurate/page/2812847/
“Current generation HIV tests are considered extremely accurate. The blood-based HIV ELISA has a demonstrated sensitivity of between 99.3% to 99.7%, with a specificity of between 99.91% and 99.97%. When combined with a Western blot, this translates to approximately one false positive out of every 250,000 tests in the general U.S. population.”
http://aids.about.com/od/hivpreventionquestions/f/How-Often-Do-False-Positive-And-False-Negative-Hiv-Test-Results-Occur.htm
These are only two examples out of many you will find telling you that HIV tests are highly accurate and are used to diagnose HIV infection. The so called “rapid tests” are used as a screening tool and a positive result should be confirmed with additional testing via western blot and elisa testing. Although the FDA states that a rapid test should aid in the diagnosis of HIV infection, they still label it as a diagnostic test with a high degree of accuracy.
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test for the simultaneous detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen as well as antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 in human serum, plasma, and venous or fingerstick whole blood specimens. Approved for use as an aid in the diagnosis of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection, the Alere Determine HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo test is also the first FDA-approved test that independently distinguishes results for HIV-1 p24 antigen and HIV antibodies in a single test.”
http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm364480.htm
While the HIV tests are said to be highly accurate and that they detect antibodies which are specific to HIV, nothing can be further from the truth. In reality, the tests detect generic proteins which could be in your body for countless reasons which could range from antibodies produced by vaccination to pregnancy. The list of known cross reactions is now more than one hundred and include the following. References can be found at http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/hiv/cjtestfp.htm.
- Anti-carbohydrate antibodies
- Naturally-occurring antibodies
- Passive immunization: receipt of gamma globulin or immune globulin (as prophylaxis against infection which contains antibodies)
- Leprosy
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium avium
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Renal (kidney) failure
- Hemodialysis/renal failure
- Alpha interferon therapy in hemodialysis patients
- Flu
- Flu vaccination
- Herpes simplex I
- Herpes simplex II
- Upper respiratory tract infection (cold or flu)
- Recent viral infection or exposure to viral vaccines
- Pregnancy in multiparous women
- Malaria
- High levels of circulating immune complexes
- Hypergammaglobulinemia (high levels of antibodies)
- False positives on other tests, including RPR (rapid plasma reagent) test for syphilis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Hepatitis B vaccination
- Tetanus vaccination
- Organ transplantation
- Renal transplantation
- Anti-lymphocyte antibodies
- Anti-collagen antibodies (found in gay men, haemophiliacs, Africans of both sexes and people with leprosy)
- Serum-positive for rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibody (both found in rheumatoid arthritis and other autoantibodies)
- Autoimmune diseases: Systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, connective tissue disease, dermatomyositis
- Acute viral infections, DNA viral infections
- Malignant neoplasms (cancers)
- Alcoholic hepatitis/alcoholic liver disease
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Hepatitis
- “Sticky” blood (in Africans)
- Antibodies with a high affinity for polystyrene (used in the test kits)
- Blood transfusions, multiple blood transfusions
- Multiple myeloma
- HLA antibodies (to Class I and II leukocyte antigens)
- Anti-smooth muscle antibody
- Anti-parietal cell antibody
- Anti-hepatitis A IgM (antibody)
- Anti-Hbc IgM
- Administration of human immunoglobulin preparations pooled before 1985
- Haemophilia
- Haematologic malignant disorders/lymphoma
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- Q-fever with associated hepatitis
- Heat-treated specimens
- Lipemic serum (blood with high levels of fat or lipids)
- Haemolyzed serum (blood where haemoglobin is separated from the red cells)
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Globulins produced during polyclonal gammopathies (which are seen in AIDS risk groups)
- Healthy individuals as a result of poorly-understood cross-reactions
- Normal human ribonucleoproteins
- Other retroviruses
- Anti-mitochondrial antibodies
- Anti-nuclear antibodies
- Anti-microsomal antibodies
- T-cell leukocyte antigen antibodies
- Proteins on the filter paper
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Visceral leishmaniasis
- Receptive anal sex
Trisha Morrison, widow of heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison has been fighting for the truth since the passing of her husband at the beginning of September, 2013. Tommy tested positive on an HIV test in 1996 and many people believed that the health issues he was suffering from and that eventually led to his death were the cause of him being HIV infected and suffering from advanced AIDS. The truth is that the negligence of the hospital staff who were in charge of his care caused a cascade of events which ended in his death as explained in the following press release from Trisha Morrison.
“PRESS RELEASE
TO THE SPORTWORLD – MEDIA – PUBLIC
TOMMY “THE DUKE” MORRISON
“Tommy Morrison is recently deceased, and the physician who attended him at his death has unequivocally determined that Mr. Morrison DID NOT die from AIDS, nor was Mr. Morrison found to be infected with HIV. Thus, it would both be irresponsible and inexcusable for websites and authors of articles to fail to publicly acknowledge the facts, as stated above.
“A physician was instructed to take samples of Tommy Morrison’s blood, at the time of his death; these samples were examined by the hospital’s Department of Surgical Pathology, and were carefully imaged using electron microscopy (EM). The resulting report, as generated by the pathologist and attending physicians, states the following (this is a direct quote):
“”Rapid Electron Microscopy Assessment: No viral particles found.”
“”Electron Microscopy of Buffy Coat Layer: The electron micrographs contained monocytes, lymphocytes, occasional neutrophils and nucleated red cells…there is focal thickening of the cytoplasmic membrane however no retroviral budding is present. The cytoplasm contains Golgi apparatus, and occasional strands of rough endoplasmic reticulum, with no abnormality. No retroviral inclusions or tubular aggregates were present.
The pericytoplasmic space was examined. No retroviral particles were seen.”
“”Final Diagnosis: Monocytic cells consistent with peripheral blood buffy coat layer. No viral particles seen.”
“Tommy Morrison died of complications secondary to years of medical mismanagement, after having first been falsely diagnosed as being “HIV- positive” and then falsely diagnosed and treated for having HIV-AIDS. This epic tragedy MUST be properly acknowledged by the sporting industry (especially the World Boxing Association, and ESPN) and properly reported upon, to the Public”
“Respectfully,
“Dr. Jonas Moses
“(technical/scientific consultant to Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Morrison)”
Released To The Press: October 2, 2013 with the Permission of Mrs Trisha Morrison
Email Contact: Trisha Morrison on [email protected]”
Trisha Morrison contacted Walter Gardner, Chief, Consumer Affairs Branch, Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs, Food and Drug Administration for questions regarding the tests and the science behind HIV only to never receive direct answers to her inquiries. One email from Gardner, a response to the questions Trisha was asking, was pretty interesting.
“Thank you for your continued interest, but we are not able to comment on HIV diagnostics not reviewed and approved by the FDA. As far as licensed HIV screening and diagnostic tests, we have answered all of your questions and provided you with links to the appropriate background information. In fact, all of the publically available information on HIV test kits is available on our website at the following link: [ ]
