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What doesn't kill ya (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

HIV won't kill you. It weakens your immune system so other diseases kill you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

"I didn't kill you. I put an ax in your ribcage so that the bloodloss would kill you"

/s, but only kinda. Whether HIV kills directly or indirectly, at the end of the day the host is still dead and poor HIV has nowhere to live ๐Ÿฅบ

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No but it does mutate at a lighting rate. That's why we can cure it. Something about protein strands constantly evolving.