How Close Are We to Curing HIV/AIDS?
Current drug therapies mean it's possible to live a normal life span with HIV, but that's expensive and not a long term solution. What we really need is an HIV vaccine and a cure. So, how...
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[TRACE]In the 90s, we heard about the AIDS epidemic on every local newscast. We were irrationally afraid of toilet seats, pay phones, even kissing people; sex became scary. And while we don’t see those Public Service Announcements anymore... AIDS hasn’t gone away. It’s still a global epidemic. To date, over 39 Million people have died of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome commonly known as AIDS. Current drug therapies mean it’s now possible to live a normal life span with HIV, but that’s expensive and not a long term solution. What we really need is an HIV vaccine and a cure. So, how close are we? [TRACE] Only one person has ever been cured of HIV56 - Timothy Ray Brown. In 2007, he was undergoing cancer treatment and was cured of the HIV viru...
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[TRACE]In the 90s, we heard about the AIDS epidemic on every local newscast. We were irrationally afraid of toilet seats, pay phones, even kissing people; sex became scary. And while we don’t see those Public Service Announcements anymore... AIDS hasn’t gone away. It’s still a global epidemic. To date, over 39 Million people have died of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome commonly known as AIDS. Current drug therapies mean it’s now possible to live a normal life span with HIV, but that’s expensive and not a long term solution. What we really need is an HIV vaccine and a cure. So, how close are we? [TRACE] Only one person has ever been cured of HIV56 - Timothy Ray Brown. In 2007, he was undergoing cancer treatment and was cured of the HIV viru...
