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In reply to the discussion: Reports Claim Charlie Sheen Is Now HIV Free [View all]drm604
(16,230 posts)13. And that's the special circumstances I was talking about.
The man had leukemia and the treatment was to destroy his immune system with radiation and then replace it with transplanted cells from a compatible donor. That donor happened to be one of the rare individuals that has natural immunity to the virus.
This is not a general cure that can be used on just anybody. You'd have to be compatible with one of a handful of individuals known to be naturally immune. Even if compatibility weren't an issue, there aren't enough such people to provide transplants to everyone with HIV.
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I think it goes into remission with the drugs. Stop taking them and....
Elmer S. E. Dump
Nov 2015
#19
Hey, if you are getting older and getting healthier you're beating the trend!!!
Yo_Mama
Nov 2015
#39