Misinformation surrounds AIDS 40 years after its discovery
since discovery illness AIDS 40 years ago surrounded by misinformation, fake medicines and more, is a perfect example of scientific disinformation printed with conspiracy theories fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic.
And the director of “Sedacion”, Florence Thun, confirms, in an interview with “Agence France Presse”, that what is being published is misrepresentational theories that have witnessed “a boom since the Covid-19 pandemic,” although the suspicions surrounding the existence of a virus HIV Humanity has been present since its discovery 40 years ago, and it has been re-circulated through social networks and by talking about the pandemic.
The “SIDA Info Service” association expresses the same observation, and the medical coordinator in it, Dr. Radhia Jabbar, says, “We receive calls from people who wonder about the origin of the virus, and others who believe that the treatments are only intended to generate additional profits for the laboratories.”
“The strange thing about conspiracy theories is that they do not develop, but only spread,” says Professor Seth Kalishman, a specialist in social psychology at the University of Connecticut, adding that “disinformation does not adapt to scientific progress.”
The misinformation about AIDS dates back to the stage of its discovery. In 1983, when the Cold War was at its height, the Soviet intelligence (KGB) promoted a misinformation campaign entitled “Infection” aimed at making people believe that AIDS was invented in a secret laboratory in the United States, and then this spread Popular for about ten years around the world.
Sociologist Arnaud Mercier points out that “the Spanish flu or the “H1N1” epidemic have had their share of misleading information,” noting that what is rumored stems from the same foundation, which is the need to find what is certain in light of the unknown we are facing, without waiting. the scientific community.”
Which explains why these theories are similar to those circulated during the Covid-19 period.
2023-05-18 14:11:10
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