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09-15-2009 03:18 PM
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Is AIDS a disease?
Okay, here is the problem:
I'm having an argument with a friend (not serious) about AIDS. I think that it is not a disease, but he is firm in the belief that it is.
My premise is that diseases MUST have characteristic symptoms and AIDS does not.
His premise is that syndrome=disease.
Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome
Now, what do you think?
PLEASE use sources.
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09-15-2009 03:19 PM
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AIDS is the result of a disease, so I think it could be argued either way
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09-15-2009 03:20 PM
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Wikipedia says that AIDs is a disease, therefore AIDs is not a disease.
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09-15-2009 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MTGjumper
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Wikipedia says that AIDs is a disease, therefore AIDs is not a disease.
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Disagree, Wikipedia is the best.
On the more serious topic, no AIDS is not a disease, it is the condition that results from the virus HIV.
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09-15-2009 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by El Veintitres
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Originally Posted by MTGjumper
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Wikipedia says that AIDs is a disease, therefore AIDs is not a disease.
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Disagree, Wikipedia is the best.
On the more serious topic, no AIDS is not a disease, it is the condition that results from the virus HIV.
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09-15-2009 03:30 PM
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AIDS is obviously caused by not accepting Jesus into a person's life, therefore it isn't a disease, it's a disorder.
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09-15-2009 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ethan Rosen
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AIDS is obviously caused by not accepting Jesus into a person's life, therefore it isn't a disease, it's a disorder.
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But SUPER AIDS is a whole different story....
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09-15-2009 03:38 PM
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HIV and AIDS are completely different things, although AIDS develops from HIV. You could argue that AIDS is a condition caused by the HIV virus, but then Cholera is a condition caused by the Cholera bacteria.
This leads you to wonder wether diseases like Parkinsons are really diseases, or just conditions caused by certain factors.
tl;dr: Disease is such a broad term. It really isn't accurate enough a definition to argue either way.
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09-15-2009 05:48 PM
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isnt aids an std (sexually transmitted disease)
i could be wrong though
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09-15-2009 05:54 PM
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I think this has to do with the way you look at it. IMO, a disease is something that causes someone to be sick, permanently or temporarily, mentally or physically. So I would say yes. But this is just my view. Others may look at the word "disease" in a different way.
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