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Re:Six transplant patients in Brazil contract HIV from infec... by iknowstuff on Saturday October 12, 2024 @11:41AM (#41819909)
to be clear, I believe modern antiretrovirals can prevent the virus from replicating for an entire lifetime. They bring the viral load down to undetectable levels.
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Re:Six transplant patients in Brazil contract HIV from infec... by echelon on Saturday October 12, 2024 @01:36PM (#41820886)
They're miracle drugs, but they aren't panaceas.

Hopefully they are administered before too much damage to the immune system is done.

And hopefully the treatment regimen is adhered to, because the virus can become resistant.

It is so much better to not have the virus in the first place.

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Re:Six transplant patients in Brazil contract HIV from infec... by smileybarry on Saturday October 12, 2024 @04:59PM (#41822517)
Oh of course, I just meant to emphasize that it isn't HIV that causes immune system deficiency, therefore, transplant rejection can still occur.
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