Adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome
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| Synonyms | Adult-onset immunodeficiency with anti-interferon-gamma autoantibodies |
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Adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome is a provisional name for a newly diagnosed immunodeficiency illness. The name is proposed in the first public study to identify the syndrome.[1] It appears to be chronic and non-contagious, affecting mainly people of Asian descent aged around 50.[2][3] Cases first started appearing in 2004, primarily in Thailand and Taiwan.
Signs and symptoms[edit | edit source]
At least one physician associates the symptoms with tuberculosis. Some lethal overwhelming infections are reported, aggravating people who already suffer other conditions such as HIV/AIDS.
Cause[edit | edit source]
Little is publicly known about the underlying factors causing the disease. Genetic factors are suspected, but the disease does not appear to be heritable. Also, something in the environment may trigger the disease.
Mechanism[edit | edit source]
An elevated concentration of autoantibodies that block interferon-gamma was detected in most patients.
Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
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Society and culture[edit | edit source]
The swash.com website uses AIDS 2.0 as the moniker for maybe another, apparently highly contagious AIDS-like condition described by The Epoch Times.[4]
The Daily Beast has described this disease emphatically as not AIDS 2.0.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ , Adult-Onset Immunodeficiency in Thailand and Taiwan, New England Journal of Medicine, 2012, Vol. 367(Issue: 8), pp. 725–734, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1111160, PMID: 22913682, PMC: 4190026,
- ↑ Marilynn Marchione, New immune-system disease found in Asians; causes AIDS-like symptoms in people without HIV Full text, , 2012-08-22,
- ↑ New AIDS-like mystery disease Full text, , 2012-08-22,
- ↑ AIDS 2.0: Highly contagious disease spreading in China Full text, , 2012-08-22,
- ↑ Kent Sepkowitz, New Thai-Taiwanese Syndrome Is Not AIDS 2.0 Full text, , 2012-08-22,
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