Heart of Darkness
The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
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Unpacking the Colonial Origins of HIV
This chapter explores the theory that colonial practices such as forced labor camps and migration played a significant role in the transmission of HIV, questioning why the virus began spreading noticeably among humans in the 1900s despite existing in primates for thousands of years. The discussion delves into the cut hunter hypothesis, OPV hypothesis, and critiques conspiracy theories while drawing comparisons to the COVID lab leak hypothesis.
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