Sunday, March 3, 2013

Second Case Of Cured AIDS Announced

Scientists Say Baby Born With HIV Apparently Cured by Lauran Neergaard.  Associated Press.  March 3, 2013.

As a newborn baby, the child, now 2 1/2 years old, was given faster and stronger treatment than usual.  There was no waiting for test to indicate infection from her mother.  The first person considered cured from AIDS was an adult who received a bone marrow transplant from an individual who was naturally resistant to HIV.

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