In their view, people with HIV positive antibody tests die because they take antiretroviral drugs. As a result, some unsuspecting people are being misinformed with significant and potentially tragic real-life results. Whether negotiating safer sex or dealing with an HIV positive diagnosis, a person's level of knowledge and experience, in addition to resources and aptitudes, both financial and emotional, affect how he or she will cope.
Misinformation adds a level of confusion that is an annoyance at best and deadly at worst.
From an individual to a societal level, the potential harm to the public health is clear. Far from being the final word on the subject, this special report is intended to serve as a vantage point on the current confusion. Dr. Wainberg refers to an actual case covered by the press that involved an HIV positive mother and her HIV positive child.