From Perplexity A.I. List 20 inconsistencies that raise questions about HIV Here is a list of 20 commonly cited inconsistencies or questions raised by critics who question some aspects of the HIV-AIDS scientific consensus. These points are drawn from various scientific critiques, denialist perspectives, and calls for broader inquiry; however, note that the overwhelming scientific consensus confirms HIV as the cause of AIDS, and many of these points have been addressed by research: Non-correlation between HIV presence and AIDS in some populations, e.g., variable AIDS risk despite HIV infection based on gender or geography. AIDS indicator diseases exist in HIV-negative individuals, showing that AIDS-defining illnesses can occur without HIV. AIDS cases concentrated in risk groups but without exponential infectious spread pattern expected of a viral epidemic. Variable incubation time — AIDS symptoms often appear many years after HIV infection, which critics argue is inconsistent with ...