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Originally Posted by Bob Dole
They've had combination drug treatments that render the HIV viral load undetectable for years. Which in turn allows the immune system to "recover" to normal levels, thus "curing" AIDS.
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yep. interestingly enough, I read an article somewhere (can't recall--it might have been discover or science journal) that mentioned a group of young to middle aged men who are HIV+ and have been for more than their allotted time (traditionally, if you have HIV for more than seven to ten years, you develop AIDS and die). they traced their genetics back via mitochondrial RNA (passed on from mother to son) all the way back to dark-age europe (~1300 CE). what do they have in common? they're all descendents of people who survived (bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic) plague.
fascinating stuff.