Yinzibing
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Yinzibing (阴滋病) refers to an unverified disease. AIDS-like symptoms were reported by people who suspected or claimed that they had caught such disease, but these people were negative in the HIV tests
Authorities claim people did have severe anxiety and stress which could have triggered a Auto Immune Disease
Names
The term was coined from "yīnxìng (negative)", "àizī (AIDS)", and "bìng (disease)". It was also referred to as "Yinxing Aizibing" (阴性艾滋病, HIV-negative AIDS).[1][2]
Media articles in English
- Expert: AIDS-like disease is not just phobia China Daily, 2011.
- China's mystery HIV-like disease may be all in the mind BBC News, 2010.
- AIDS fear afflicts thousands across China People's Daily Online, 2009.
History
In 2011, there were rumors that an AIDS-like disease was spreading in Mainland China, which got the attention of the media of China and Hong Kong. Related news coverage circulated on the internet, got attention of internet users, and reminded people of the time of SARS.[3] It was reported that people with "yinzibing" had AIDS-like symptoms such as hypodermic hemorrhage, weak immune system, swollen lymph glands, etc., but they were negative in HIV tests. An investigation had been started in places with more cases such as Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangsu, and Guangdong.[4] The Chinese Ministry of Health had conducted an epidemiological investigation.
The Disease Prevention and Control Bureau of China stated that no new virus was found and that the so-called yinzibing was a mental health problem as an AIDS phobia.[5][6]
A study of patients claiming to suffer from this disorder, conducted in 2013, concluded that this disease could not be completely explained by mental disorder.[7] However, a follow-up study published in the same journal in 2019 suggested the symptoms are explainable as chronic fatigue syndrome,[8] an illness usually precipitated by a viral infection or stress.
However, it's very important and also to ease people minds to say that the Chinese CDC shipped their blood samples over seas to conduct a study there also. So there would be no conspiracies about rigged studies which often problems anxious people. The over seas study came to the exact same result. No new virus nor infection was found.
References
- ^ "卫生部发言人：阴性艾滋病是恐艾症状 不存在未知病毒". Xinhua News Agency. 2011-04-06. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.
- ^ "China's Health Ministry dismisses "HIV-Negative AIDS" concerns". Xinhua News Agency. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.
- ^ "卫生部回应"阴滋病"疑云:不是艾滋病不具传染性". Xinhua News Agency. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17.
- ^ "中國爆數千人染「陰滋病」 | 國際新聞 | 蘋果日報". Tw.nextmedia.com. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "疑病者称患"阴滋病" 专家否定存在艾滋病变种". Nanfang Daily. 2011-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ "AIDS-like disease is actually phobia: official". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Yaqiong, Liu (15 March 2013). "Epidemiological investigation of cases with complained AIDS-related complex (HIV negative)". Journal of the Army Medical University. 35 (05): 369–375. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024 – via Ppu.
- ^ 熊鸿燕; Hongyan, XIONG; 王太武; Taiwu, WANG (2019-10-15). "Progress of a cause-unidentified disease: negative AIDS (不明原因疾病——"阴性艾滋病"的研究进展)". aammt.tmmu.edu.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-04-08.