HIV will no longer be fatal, medicine may come soon, know how far the research has reached

HIV Treatment: Till now it was believed that there is no cure for the disease caused by HIV i.e. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, but now gradually success is being achieved in the treatment of this deadly disease. With the help of new science and technology, cure for HIV and AIDS is being found. If the world is to meet WHO’s target of reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths by 90% between 2010 and 2030, its treatment could prove to be a gamechanger. A lot of success has been achieved in the fight against HIV and AIDS in the last 30 years. Let us know whether HIV can really be cured.

antiretroviral treatment

In this treatment, the targeted replication of the virus inside the body is suppressed. Meaning, with its help, people suffering from HIV can stay alive for a long time without the risk of spreading the HIV virus to others. However, living with HIV even with antiretroviral therapy increases the risk of other serious problems.

South Africa has been providing free antiretroviral treatment since 2004. The benefits of which have also been seen. From 2010 to 2021, the number of new HIV patients there has declined by 50%.

The research currently going on on the treatment of HIV is in the initial stages. It is being said that gene therapy and immunotherapy can be helpful in its treatment. So far 7 people in the world have been cured of HIV. Those people had cancer along with HIV. His cancer was treated through bone marrow transplant as a form of gene therapy. It also helped eradicate HIV, because bone marrow transplants were taken from people who lacked HIV coreceptor proteins on the cells.

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How effective is bone marrow transplant in the treatment of HIV?

Bone marrow transplant is an expensive and dangerous procedure. It cannot be seen to cure any disease. Apart from this, some possibilities are visible in treatment with the combination of early treatment and immunotherapy. These can be developed to control HIV for a long time without antiretroviral therapy.

Challenges of HIV treatment

This is how HIV is being treated

The Africa Health Research Institute and HIV Pathogenicity Program under the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Africa is conducting research on a group of women who have high HIV infection. HIV test of these women is done.

If the virus is found in them, they are immediately given ART (Antiretroviral Therapy). After a while, immunity boosting treatments are also done, in which the antibodies are neutralized and then the woman is kept under observation. During this time it is seen whether he is able to control the virus on his own. If not, he is immediately returned to ART. This research is still going on. This can help in controlling the virus and understanding the immune system properly.