A MAN has been “cured of HIV” after an intense combination of drugs “flushed the virus from the body”. The patient now says he has been given a “second chance at life” after receiving the treatment…
The 35-year-old said: "I'm very moved because it's something that millions of people want.HIV is hard to eliminate as once a person is infected it creates a “reservoir” of blood cells.Infections can be controlled with various medications but if a patient stops taking them then the dormant virus reactivates and renews the disease.
Dr Monica Gandhi, an AIDS specialist at the University of California, San Francisco said: "These are exciting findings but they're very preliminary," This is while charities have also warned that the study was just a pilot, and that there is “no immediate breakthrough” that would lead to a cure for HIV.
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