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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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Not true. HAART can drop your viral load to undetectable levels, but will only extend your life, not allow you to fully recover.
HIV will eventually develop resistances and mutations to the drugs in your system, and the drugs lose their efficacy over time.
This also assumes that you can afford said treatments which will cost upwards of 10K a year, unless you need salvage therapy from a fusion inhibitor, like Fuseon, which costs over 20K by itself.
Average lifespan is increased by about 8-10 years if on the cocktail, but it is by no means a cure all.