did you just say?”
Fowler realizes he wasn’t that clear. “Let me put it this way… if the test kit proteins are not specific or unique to HIV, then these same proteins will be found in other viruses or bacteria as well. The more antibodies someone has, the better the chance that they will test Positive on an HIV test when, in fact, their antibodies were designed for one of these other diseases.”
“Is this just a theory, or is there evidence to support what you’re saying?”
“There’s evidence – no doubt about that. For example, the CDC says that the majority of those testing HIV-Positive in the U.S. today are African-American – at a rate of about 2 to 1 over White Americans. But scientific studies have also found that African-Americans naturally have about twice as many antibodies than White Americans. And, of course, we hear so much about how many Africans are testing HIV-Positive. Well, other studies show that Africans have twice as many antibodies as African-Americans, and four times as many as White Americans.”
Campbell figures that the best he can do at the moment. “Can what you just said
Fowler realizes he wasn’t that clear. “Let me put it this way… if the test kit proteins are not specific or unique to HIV, then these same proteins will be found in other viruses or bacteria as well. The more antibodies someone has, the better the chance that they will test Positive on an HIV test when, in fact, their antibodies were designed for one of these other diseases.”
“Is this just a theory, or is there evidence to support what you’re saying?”
“There’s evidence – no doubt about that. For example, the CDC says that the majority of those testing HIV-Positive in the U.S. today are African-American – at a rate of about 2 to 1 over White Americans. But scientific studies have also found that African-Americans naturally have about twice as many antibodies than White Americans. And, of course, we hear so much about how many Africans are testing HIV-Positive. Well, other studies show that Africans have twice as many antibodies as African-Americans, and four times as many as White Americans.”
Campbell figures that the best he can do at the moment. “Can what you just said