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Ray of hope

Cure for HIV could be closer than we think

05.01.2012

A while ago it was announced that HIV had been cured in a single man, Timothy Ray Brown, aka the Berlin Patient, who underwent a bone marrow transplant unrelated to HIV and was given a completely new immune system. The donor is in the one percent of Caucasians immune to HIV by a genetic mutation. Brown, who was off HIV treatment medication at the time of the transplant, has not had to return to his treatment and is clinically cured of HIV.
 
A bone marrow transplant would be impossible to undergo with every HIV-positive patient, but this doesn’t mean there aren’t similar avenues of research worth exploring. New research is leaning toward drugs that would purge HIV and then allow the immune system to mop up these cells, and this could be achieved through gene therapy.
 
While a cure certainly won’t be immediate, the article by NPR explains that it was at one time a taboo to even put “HIV” and “cure” in the same sentence, and the progress made has certainly changed this attitude.

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    • Tri
      8/8/2012 7:08:57 AM
      Actually an HIV could possibly know if an HIV + has an ininetton to infect, 1st) He knows he is an HIV + but he never tell the truth just to have fun or do something with you, Like He never have the ininetton but he doesn't care at all he cares is to use you or have fun with you,2nd) Take the fact that Everyone who are HIV should not have sex with another for about upto 6 month'sto maintain the HIV status, Like A had sexual contact with B, their both HIV / They can have sexual contact with others like A + C or B + C as long as 6 month's is done. If A + C their both HIV , But they had sexual contact with, In less than 6 month's.Then they could be possibly both HIV + or the other could get this by a chance of 70%,Since A had contact with B before,Or other chances is Direct contact with a HIV + to HIV = Both will be possitive..An HIV + could know that he has this infection but will never tell it to anyone even for the one he love because he is afraid to get rejected by his partner will obviously get rejected or will just use a condom instead.. So whenever you will try to have contact with ensure to ask him earlier before having contact with If you are still HIV ensure to have atleast 6 months without any sexual contact with others so you can avoid the risk of having it, so HIV plus HIV doesn't end up for both positive..And find someone who is honest and doesn't hide anything from you, Reason everyone can have a partner for once through out their life not a partner you will replace them annually, Reason there is marriage before sex ..So yea that's it .Your partner never has the ininetton but since he knows the truth and he never tell you the truth then it's like he have the ininetton, Or when you ask him and he never answered you anything or he tried to avoid you from that moment It IS OBVIOUS that he knows he is HIV + since he might have contact with you and he might have contact with another one So as much as you know that you are HIV do
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