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Who is the new patient cured of HIV?
A man known as the “Geneva patient” has become the latest person in the world to be cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant for cancer treatment. While there have been five other known cases of people who have been cured of HIV – meaning they have been declared in long-term remission – his case is so far unique.
Can HIV be cured permanently?
There is no cure for HIV, but you can control it with HIV treatment. Most people can get the virus under control within six months.
Is there hope for HIV cure?
Today, HIV can be managed with medical treatment. However, despite 40 years of intensive research, scientists have not yet succeeded in finding a cure for the disease, and people with HIV experience a flare-up of the virus only a few weeks after stopping treatment.
How many people are cured from HIV?
Over four decades, just five people have been cured or possibly cured of HIV. The virus remains so vexingly difficult to cure because shortly after entering the body it infects types of long-lived immune cells that enter a resting, or latent, state.