HIV Cure in time to come?

A baby girl has been "functionally cured" of HIV in the US. The difference it will make to her life could be huge - avoiding a lifetime of medication, social stigma and worries about whether to tell friends and family. Even in the UK, where at-risk groups are offered free regular testing - one in four people with HIV is unaware they have the virus. By the time they find out, it will be fully established - hiding away in reservoirs in the immune system that no therapy around can touch.It is also unclear how a newborn's immune system, babies still get much of their protection from their mother through breast milk, may affect treatment.

After reading this news, i feel that in time to come, the cure for the HIV virus would soon come and enable the lives of people to be more enjoyable. It first emerged in Africa in the early 20th Century and became a global health problem by the 1980s. In the early days, there was no treatment, never mind talk of a cure. The virus claimed the lives of more than 25 million people in the past three decades, according to the World Health Organization. Therefore, the cure for this "wicked" virus would definately be appreciated by people all around the world and this latest experiment on the baby is trully something that would help our scientist achieve greater heights in the future and know that nothing is impossible.

Continue reading the main It is also unclear how a newborn's immune system, babies still get much of their protection from their mother through breast milk, may affect treatment.