Posted on 10/06/2021 7:25:12 AM PDT by fwdude
What’s in a name? Or, in this case, what’s not in a name? On October 1, the federal government’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention was rechristened the Division of HIV Prevention (DHP). Similarly, the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention became the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). The leaders of both agencies announced the updated names along with structural changes within the DHP in a “Dear Colleague” letter.
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“The decision to remove AIDS from our titles was not made lightly, and it is the result of several years of discussion about the core mission of our organization and was informed by partner discussions over the past decade,” states the letter. “We believe our new titles more accurately reflect the organization’s focus on high impact prevention of HIV—by preventing new HIV infections, improving health outcomes for persons with HIV, and reducing HIV-related disparities and health inequities.”
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I call it AIDS, even though that doesn’t sound right to me. The “Syndrome” in AIDS comes from before they even knew a virus was involved. That is my understanding. Usually, a disease gets a name, once it is identified.
HIV is the virus. Calling the disease the virus sounds - unscientific.
But then, science isn’t what it used to be. Medicine, either.
The criteria they use to determine AIDS is arbitrary and political. They are even getting away from calling it “AIDS” anymore, due to the “stigma” it elicits. Now it’s “advanced HIV infection.”
so, does this mean they consider HIV and AIDS separate ?...i.e. HIV doesn’t cause AIDS ?
Sounds like it. No more state support for full-blown AIDS, then. I’m all for that.
It’s not really a redefinition, it’s just replacing one euphemism by another easily recognizable one that everybody knows means the same thing.
****-******’s Disease.
They should have kept it GRID.
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