HIV AND AIDS 
General Information
World Health Organization: HIV/AIDS
An overview of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and a link to the WHO's Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS.
UNAIDS: Does HIV Cause AIDS?
UNAIDS explains the epidemiological data behind the evidence that HIV causes AIDS.
National Institutes of Health:
The Evidence that HIV Causes AIDS
A summary of studies that have concluded that HIV causes AIDS. Includes responses to arguments that claim otherwise.
The Relationship Between the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
The text of NIH's 1995 report which concludes that infection with HIV is the underlying cause of AIDS.
TheBody.com
A rich source of information about AIDS basics and prevention, treatment, quality of life and more.
AIDSinfo
AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project providing information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and treatment.
AIDS Dissidents
While researching AIDS online, South African President Thabo Mbeki came across several websites that put forth the theory that the AIDS virus is not caused by HIV. We present the following links to enable you the opportunity to read over these arguments first-hand, with the stipulation that P.O.V. and PBS do not endorse any of the content or arguments presented on these websites.
Peter Duesberg on AIDS
Professor Peter Duesberg has been at the forefront of a campaign asserting that HIV is not the cause of AIDS. He serves on the board of Rethinking AIDS, an organization whose president Roberto Giraldo was appointed to serve on the South African Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel. His website contains a bibliography of his publications and an FAQ outlining his position on the HIV/AIDS connection.
VirusMyth.com
This website contains articles by people who think AIDS is not connected to HIV and puts forth other theories about the cause of AIDS.
Alive and Well AIDS Alternatives
This website promotes the theories presented in the book, "What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS was Wrong?" by Christine Magiorre.
Roberto Giraldo
Papers and editorials proposing that AIDS is caused not by HIV, but by repeated exposure to pollutants in soil, water, air and food.
Of Interest
The Durban Declaration
Signed by over 5,000 doctors and researchers including Nobel prizewinners, The Durban Declaration states unequivocally that HIV causes AIDS.
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