# Is AIDS still considered to be a death sentence? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 21, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aids-still-considered-to-be-a-death-sentence/128945 "2002-09-21T04:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aids-still-considered-to-be-a-death-sentence/128945/21 "2002-09-22T18:36:05Z")
> [@](#): > > AIDS is still a Death Sentence, you can prolong your life, but if you are or become HIV-positive, you will someday die of AIDS. Not necessarily. You will someday die, to be sure, but that’s the lot of all humans. And if nothing else kills you first, then AIDS will get you. But then, if nothing else kills you first, a papercut will kill you, too. The point is, that people with AIDS now, and who have access to the latest treatments, are living long enough to die from much the same causes as people without AIDS. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aids-still-considered-to-be-a-death-sentence/128945/22 "2002-09-22T19:31:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Broomstick \* > \*\* > > Do some research yourself - what do you think this is, Great Debates? > > Seriously, if you hear something new you can look it up yourself. That way you also know where the source came from, rather than just trusting I didn’t post a faked or paranoid-wacko-conspriacy-theorist website. \*\* It’s perfectly good form in GQ to ask for a cite. IMO, it is not good form to act offended to be asked for one. If you don’t have the time to look up a website, or can’t exactly recall where you got the info, that’s fine. But you should just tell us that. It may be much easier for you to re-locate the info than for someone coming in cold. ---
**Author:** ![Coilean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Coilean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coilean)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aids-still-considered-to-be-a-death-sentence/128945/23 "2002-09-22T19:58:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Broomstick \* > \*\* > > Do some research yourself - what do you think this is, Great Debates? > Seriously, if you hear something new you can look it up yourself. That way you also know where the source came from, rather than just trusting I didn’t post a faked or paranoid-wacko-conspriacy-theorist website. \*\* Er, well, no I don’t think this is Great Debates. I though you might have knowledge of a literature that I don’t. I can see from a following post that you do. Yes, I know that if I hear something new I can look it up for myself. In fact, I’m very much used to doing this. But I also know that when I’m looking something up it’s _real_ nice to have a starting point. If you want me to play gumshoe, that’s cool, but at least give me something to go on. By way of example if I run a combined search in OVID for AIDS + immunity for the past decade, it returns 791 results–some being _very_ technical. If you were to hint that your reference is recent, about 2 years old, or even say “try before 95”, this significantly reduces the results (thanks **labboy** it was a big help and I appreciate it). I additionally am quite idealistic when it comes to giving and sharing information. I know research is a pain in the ass and it can take hours to find a good reference, but I’m not going to hoard it or be bothered by passing it on. Thus, if anyone’s interested: Host determinants in HIV infection and disease. Part 1: cellular and humoral immune responses _Annals of Internal Medicine_ 134(9 Pt 1):761-76, 2001 May 1. Is a recent lit review with 188 refernces. I’ll keep digging and if I find the genetic stuff I’ll post it here. Doesn’t hurt to be nice. ---
**Author:** ![Coilean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Coilean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coilean)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aids-still-considered-to-be-a-death-sentence/128945/24 "2002-09-22T20:04:35Z")
Shite, **Colibri** wasn’t there before I started. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-aids-still-considered-to-be-a-death-sentence/128945.md?page=1)