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HIV+ #LongCovid Advocate. Software Development. CJR Reform. SAND Scan.
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Apr 21 14 tweets 4 min read
Because the medical establishment, academia, and advocacy groups drew the wrong parallels in the middle of a pandemic. Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Apr 21 17 tweets 4 min read
Genetics. Long-COVID Seems To Run In Family Households, And It's Unclear Why iflscience.com/long-covid-see…
Apr 20 51 tweets 10 min read
You aren't going to. As a member of the HIV positive community and advocate for those living with a chronic SARS-Cov-2 I find it remarkable just how well prepared we were on September 28th and 29th, 2020 to preserve the immune competence and cognition of the current and future generation. Too bad we blew it. Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Apr 20 22 tweets 4 min read
As a member of the HIV positive community and advocate for those living with a chronic SARS-Cov-2 infection, it is absolutely remarkable just how well prepared we were to respond to the pandemic. It appears the desire wasn't there. Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Apr 19 17 tweets 3 min read
Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it leads to a loss of the Useful Field of View, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission. Unfortunately, folks were quick to draw parallels to a condition in which Asymptomatic Neurocognitive Impairment is not observed, the Estimated Date of Seroconversion means nothing, a Treatment as Prevention strategy does not exist, and TB does not reactivate.
Apr 17 46 tweets 10 min read
As a member of the HIV positive community and advocate for those living with a chronic SARS-Cov-2 infection, I can unequivocally state that those living with a chronic SARS-Cov-2 infection do not live with ME/CFS, backed by science. Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and transmitted in a forward direction.
Apr 17 19 tweets 4 min read
Congratulations? As a member of the HIV positive community and advocate for those living with a chronic SARS-Cov-2 infection, I say she and many others are deserving of castigation. Not the first time we have observed an Infection Associated Chronic Illness that depletes CD4 cells, is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Apr 16 27 tweets 6 min read
As a member of the HIV community, it is quite sad to observe HIV negative members of the current generation destroy the lives of HIV negative members of the future generation. Too late to draw parallels now. You would think folks would want to avail themselves of forty years of evidenced based medicine that allows 1.2 million to maintain their autonomy, immune competence, and cognition when it became known SARS-Cov-2 depletes the CD4 compartment on September 28th, 2020.
Apr 16 40 tweets 8 min read
Those who turned a blind eye to forty years of evidenced based medicine that allows 1.2 million to maintain their autonomy, immune competence, and cognition sure did make a big ol’ mess, didn’t they? That it would be prudent to borrow from HIV medicine was made known several years ago. On September 28th, 2020, it became known that SARS-Cov-2 depletes the CD4 compartment.
SARS-CoV-2 Uses CD4 to Infect T Helper Lymphocytes
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Apr 13 26 tweets 6 min read
Had a golden opportunity to draw clear parallels on September 28th and 29th, 2020. We didn’t and destroyed immune competence and cognition of millions. Hell, even through in a little TB reactivation in elementary school children. We know where things are headed. Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Apr 6 29 tweets 7 min read
As a member of the HIV positive community, it pains me to observe those in HIV medicine struggle to draw parallels in the middle of a pandemic. Truly remarkable. This is not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission .
Apr 3 32 tweets 7 min read
As a member of the HIV community, it is hard not to sit here and scratch my head as to why we are focusing only on the acute phase when individuals are living with a chronic SARS-Cov-2 infection, referred to as Long Covid. Not the first time that we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Apr 2 22 tweets 5 min read
True, AIDS is a diagnosis reserved for the HIV positive whose CD4 count has reached 200 cells or less or who present with an AIDS Defining Illness, regardless of CD4 nadir. Unfortunately, while folks debate this issue, they fail to observe clear parallels.
Apr 2 28 tweets 6 min read
Hilarious how well prepared we were. Unfortunately, the medical establishment and "advocacy" groups drew the wrong parallels, leaving the individuals below with the brain of an individual living with the functional equivalent of AIDS Dementia Complex. WOW. We were well positioned to exit the pandemic on September 28th and 29th, 2020 to preserve the immune competence and cognition of the current and future generation as two journal articles made the argument to borrow from HIV medicine.
Mar 30 14 tweets 3 min read
Like Synaptic Pruning known since 2022? SARS-CoV-2 promotes microglial synapse elimination in human brain organoids nature.com/articles/s4138…
Mar 25 27 tweets 6 min read
To the other members of the HIV community, we find ourselves in a situation where we must live among Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients and those spewing reactivated Tuberculosis because HIV negative individuals didn't have it in them to shape our society into one worth living in. Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Mar 21 5 tweets 1 min read
The government does not protect individuals from acquiring HIV. A pill based strategy does. That we haven't adopted one in light of an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccines not sterilizing, just like with HIV, is remarkable. With millions experiencing a robbing of their autonomy, immune competence, cognition, liver function, and kidney function as a consequence of living with a chronic SARS-Cov-2 infection, you would think folks would suggest something other than improved ventilation.
Mar 20 33 tweets 6 min read
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. sCJD due to impairment of cholesterol efflux pathway, which is also causing foam cell formation. Hydrocephalus ex vacuo due to loss of brain volume. Opportunistic infections invading the CNS. We have long known that individuals were predisposed to the above and chose not to do something as simple as China, engage in drug repurposing.
Mar 17 14 tweets 3 min read
There was a golden opportunity to preserve the immune competence and cognition of the current and future generation by drawing the correct parallels. The medical establishment and "advocacy" groups drew the wrong one, condemning their income source to the death of an AIDS patient. Not the first time we have observed a virus that depletes CD4 cells, it is persistent, there is an aversion to non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines are not protective, and there is forward transmission.
Mar 17 18 tweets 5 min read
Failure to lift journal articles on September 28th and 29th, 2020 has created a situation where you will find yourself busy placing VP shunts and carving out caramel smelling tumors from the brains of the future generation. It was on September 28th and 29th, 2020 that the West was in possession of that which would have allowed for an exit, preserving the immune competence and cognition of the current and future generation. Clearly, we didn't want to.
Mar 11 11 tweets 2 min read
Like everything else, we only write about things, instead of doing something. Folks have hypometabolic frontal lobes, which leads to a loss of empathy and becoming apathetic. With combination therapy, it can take two years to resolve, at which time there is an “unmasking of irreversible neuronal damage.”