I have been doing research on infectious diseases and one of them is of course AIDS. I am not infected, but it really does not matter if you have it or not because we still are affected from it's symptoms mentally and emotionally, just not physically. I want to still remain optimistic about finding a cure, only 1/4 of me is hopeful, but the other 3/4 of me has surrendered to the possible reality that HIV is here to stay.
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1 :
Someday they will.
2 :
They have made amazing strides in just 25 years. IN the 80s, HIV/AIDS was a death sentance. In the 90s great strides in medicine started making it possible for people to live a long time with HIV. And most docs think that people who contract HIV today, will leave 25 years on average, with many living their entire lives out as they normally would.
3 :
I think they will eventually, but not for a very long time, because the virus changes so much. The good thing at this point is that even though there is no cure at this point, there has been a lot of progress in treatment. Many people who have HIV are living longer, healthier than they could before, due to improvements in treatments. Unfortunately, though, that progress could lead to a lot of people saying "I can continue my risky behavior, because if I get sick, I'll just have to take some pills and I'll be ok." That is not necessarily true. Many people do well, but not everyone has the same amount of success with treatment, or the same reaction to the virus.
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JB - The answer is YES, but not completely successful. Not completely successful because AIDS is caused by the HIV virus, AND there several different types (called "strains") of HIV which can cause infection. Vaccines against the HIV have existed for several years and continue to be tested on susceptible people, mainly in other countries where testing rules are more relaxed. I visited such a site 3 years ago in Kampala, Uganda. In many ways the HIV virus is like the flu virus in that there are several flu viruses and the flu virus can change types (mutate) so that last year's flu vaccine against 3 most common types has to often be changed from year to year, during which time some protection is provided. Still today there are viral diseases much deadlier than HIV such as the viruses that cause Ebola and Lassa Fever. The future outlook depends greatly upon the priority and spending for research against the HIV family of viruses. Perhaps most important is for educated persons to reduce their possible exposure to the virus by taking more pesonal responsibility to avoid getting infected.
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