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by klmr 3138 days ago
Note that cause and effect have not been established here. This guy has been going without HAART two years, rashes and nausea are probably not terribly uncommon. The fact that the white blood cell count went up is likewise unsurprising: it’s a typical symptom of an unspecific immune response after infection, which is exactly what you’d expect if you inject yourself with foreign organic material. It’s puzzling that the article didn’t explain this because it’s entirely expected.