From Perplexity A.I. Based on Rebecca Culshaw’s Substack writings and related sources, here are 20 reasons why AIDS research should be divided equally with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) research: Both AIDS and CFS/ME exhibit abnormal immune dysfunction and depletion, often indistinguishable clinically in idiopathic cases. Non-HIV AIDS—cases that meet AIDS criteria without HIV infection—closely resemble CFS/ME, suggesting research overlap. Both diseases frequently involve persistent viral co-infections (HHV-6, EBV, cytomegalovirus, mycoplasma, etc.). Patients with CFS/ME are unusually prone to developing cancers, mirroring increased lymphoma risk observed in AIDS. Similar neurological symptoms, including "brain fog," are reported in both conditions, implying shared neuropathogenic mechanisms. Both disorders display chronically elevated inflammation, cytokine imbalances, and immune cell abnormalities. Diagnostic definitions for both have been subject to manipu...