For anyone else following along, all of the above is factually wrong.

Emtricitabine/tenofovir is used to treat and prevent HIV infections, and is on WHO's list of essential medicines. Literally millions of people are using it to control their HIV infections and prevent it from developing into AIDS. It can be bought on online pharmacies for $15 per month, so it's not exactly a trillion dollar drug.

It's 100% certain that HIV causes AIDS. This is uncontroversial. It's true that scientists continue to learn more about how it infects humans and causes disease. This is why treatments are so much more effective than they use to be.

There are 2 other known human disease causing retroviruses, HTLV-I and HTLV-II: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/retrovirus/index.htm....

The person is quoting conspiracy theory talking points that are known, provably, untrue.

Absolutely amazing progress has been made in treating AIDS. There are medications available now that are able to reduce your viral load to below the limits of detection, you can live a reasonably normal life as someone HIV positive. A small number of people have even been cured.

Discrimination within the medical profession is real and a problem, but I have to doubt the sincerity of your concern for marginalized people when you spread FUD like this. I am forced to conclude you have some bone to pick with the medical profession and are deploying marginalized people as ammunition.

That's not cool. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't do that.