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HIV/AIDS aside....
Having an antibody in your body means your body has developed
that antibody in response to something. This antibody will remain
even if what it was designed to defeat has long since been
destroyed in your body. This is why you can't catch the same
strain of flu twice. Once you have the antibody it protects you
from future infections of the same virus.
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I would agree AND expand on your statement. Antibodies attack a specific protein molecule on an organism containing potentially millions.
You're assumption is that the infectant is not adapting and evolving to the human immune system defences.
Evolving.
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Having the HIV antibody does not mean you currently have either
the HIV virus or the AIDS disease. Being HIV+ just means you
have tested positive for the antibody. It's been said the test
covers other non-related antibodies as well so that's one point
for the conspircy theorists, however in general a positive tests
means contact with HIV, not that you have anything or are in any
way infectious.
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It is a scientific fact that a person will carry anti-bodies for the rest of their lives for a particular infection - even though the infection has been fought and won. AND - it is a scientifice fact that you may have infections you have NOT won and are still currently fighting.
If you're assuming that a large percentage of genetically unique people can come in contact with HIV - and without "current treatment" survive biologically & normally, THEN you must also agree there is a LARGE percentagte of genetically unique people THAT CAN NOT contact this virus and therefore it is eveyone's concern.
The term "HIV+" must be left to mean you have a life long infection where your behaviour MUST change.