Cure for AIDS?
The long-sought goal of a cure for AIDS is
inching closer
AIDS researchers, many of
whom have been meeting this week in Rome under the auspices of the
International AIDS Society, are rightly pleased with the progress they have
made. In particular, the use of antiretroviral drugs has not only
revolutionised treatment of HIV infection, but also offers the prospect of
stopping the spread of the virus. In a matter of weeks, these drugs reduce the
number of viruses per millilitre of infected blood from millions to less than
50. That deals with both symptoms and infectivity. Unless a patient stops
taking the drugs, or goes on to develop resistance to them, he can expect to
live almost as long as an uninfected individual....
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