Discussion: Two more men "cured" of HIV

Devon

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Two More Men “Cured” Of HIV Through Bone-Marrow Transplant

Two men who underwent bone-marrow transplants in the U.S. are now free of the HIV virus, reports CBS News.

The two patients are not linked: One, in his 20s, was born with the virus while the other, in his 50s, acquired HIV at the start of the AIDS epidemic in America. They had their transplants in 2008 and 2010.

Evidence of the virus seemed to disappear from both men’s DNA as they received new stem cells from donors and maintained a steady diet of antiretroviral drugs.

A similar miracle occured for Timothy Ray Brown, the so-called Berlin Patient, who was fortunate enough to have a donor with a rare immunity to HIV that was passed on to him. Brown said in a statement, “We can only hope that this case and today’s development represents the beginning of the end of this plague.”

And it is only a beginning: Finding bone-marrow donor matches is no easy feat and it’s still far too soon to tell if any of these men will remain HIV- for the rest of their lives.

Still, the news is encouraging.

Full story here: http://www.queerty.com/two-more-men-...#ixzz228c2RH1C

Retro

This gives me a lot of hope. I'm only 16 so I'm not exactly in danger of acquiring HIV yet, but I'm happy that all the people out there who do have it might one day be cured.

Devon

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Originally posted by Retro Dance Freak

This gives me a lot of hope. I'm only 16 so I'm not exactly in danger of acquiring HIV yet, but I'm happy that all the people out there who do have it might one day be cured.

You should be fine. Only have sex with someone you're in a monogamous relationship with, and use a condom while doing so! HIV is completely preventable. That's why when I hookup, I do with people I trust/know well, and never go as far as to having sex!

There are a lot of my friends who tell me they hookup without a condom sometimes. They are at great risk, and it's really scary that people don't think twice about how a few minutes of pleasure can change your whole life. Keep safe and don't sleep around, and you can greatly decrease any chances of an HIV infection.

NewRihannaStan

This is amazing news

Retro

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Originally posted by Devon

You should be fine. Only have sex with someone you're in a monogamous relationship with, and use a condom while doing so! HIV is completely preventable. That's why when I hookup, I do with people I trust/know well, and never go as far as to having sex!

There are a lot of my friends who tell me they hookup without a condom sometimes. They are at great risk, and it's really scary that people don't think twice about how a few minutes of pleasure can change your whole life. Keep safe and don't sleep around, and you can greatly decrease any chances of an HIV infection.

Well thankfully I won't have to worry for a few years about that at all, but what scares me most is that a lot of other people at my high school are really dumb about this sort of thing. All my close friends and myself will, hopefully, be smart when necessary.

It's just really sad, too. I've met some people with HIV/AIDS and I can't help but feel sorry for them. I mean they weren't looking for this and a lot of them might not have even been aware of it when they were infected, and now it's a major factor in their life!

vuelve88

One of my Facebook friends just came out about having HIV (as in about 2 hours ago).

He's only 19.

That's rough. I still remember the time he told me that he had a crush on me.

skyler

wow

Devon

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Originally posted by vuelve88

One of my Facebook friends just came out about having HIV (as in about 2 hours ago).

He's only 19.

That's rough. I still remember the time he told me that he had a crush on me.

Oh no! That's so terrible! What did the status say? That must be a very hard thing for him to post.

vuelve88

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Originally posted by Devon

Oh no! That's so terrible! What did the status say? That must be a very hard thing for him to post.

"A conversation tonight made me realize something... Think what you want about me... but I'm a good person. I've made mistakes and taken my life for granted. But I've also done a **** ton for our community and I'm always there for someone who needs help. I may be HIV positive but this will not stop me from being who I am. I will learn and grow and be able to reach a part of my community that many cast aside or forget."

YSL

This is great news, it has only taken 30 years or so but I'm glad they're finally getting closer to a universal cure.

Hopefully one day it will be 100% guaranteed curable.

Demise

This is great great news

Blueberry Kisses

Wonderful news! Hopefully it won't be long before the virus is entirely eliminated.

Crazy Lights

This is fantastic news.