HIV eliminated for the first time

[tallslenderguy]

This article cites a study of a process that has eliminated HIV completely for the first time in rats.  Human trials may start as soon as 2020. 

[SubHornyBottom]

On 7/5/2019 at 10:50 AM, tallslenderguy said:

This article cites a study of a process that has eliminated HIV completely for the first time in rats.  Human trials may start as soon as 2020. 

Usually, such things fail at human trial. Don't get hopes high. Through these many year, countless such things make headlines but no cure at all. They just tout it for money

[Guest FinalDL2021]

Due to all the guys out there, that are on prep, or undetectable, on meds, isn ' t the virus going to just die out, if it can't be spread?

[funpozbottom]

On 8/29/2019 at 8:26 AM, EasyPrey2020 said:

Due to all the guys out there, that are on prep, or undetectable, on meds, isn ' t the virus going to just die out, if it can't be spread?

Unfortunately, that's not likely to happen. HIV is a global problem. There are fewer people on meds or on PREP than not. For the virus to die out in the way you asked, it would require everyone on the planet who has sex or shares needles to practice some sort of protection and work toward not spreading the disease. Even if that were possible, a kid born with HIV today could live 100 years so the possibility of reviving the virus would continue for at least that long. Plus there would still be a chance  that the virus could make the jump to humans like it did the first time. The two things that could potentially make a dent in the spread are a vaccine that prevents acquiring the virus, and a cure that removes the virus from someone who is infected.

[wood]

On 7/21/2019 at 5:07 AM, SubHornyBottom said:

Usually, such things fail at human trial. Don't get hopes high. Through these many year, countless such things make headlines but no cure at all. They just tout it for money

This is fair but huge progress has been made in the past 15 years. Treatment is virtually side effect free, some vaccine trials have got over 50% efficacy, and two patients have actually been cured.  Additionally in the field of virology, an Ebola vaccine has been developed and we have figured out how to cure HEP-C with a easy well tolerated treatment.  It wouldn’t surprise me to see a cure in 10 years, and I would bet on one within 20. The technology at the disposal of researchers globally is leaps and bounds above what it was even 10-15 years ago.