A Possible Cure for HIV

According to this article, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has infected 33 million people worldwide and killing 2 million people by Aids each year. HIV is another health issue that has no definite cure like cancer diseases. However, a recent bone marrow transplant done on an American patient sheds some light in a possible treatment. Before his transplant, this patient was diagnosed with HIV and leukemia, two life threatening diseases. Two years after his bone marrow transplant, the patient showed no signs for either diseases! Researchers at the University of Cardiff found this as an interesting case. Before the press is blown up with the "cure" for HIV, more tests and research must be performed to insure there is a definite cure. It's been noted that roughly 1 out of 1,000 people have an inherited genetic mutation which stops HIV viruses from attaching to human cells. As a possible treatment option, bone marrow transplant is a very expensive and tedious option because its difficult to find matching donors and its a very painful process. Another possible treatment that's stirring up is gene therapy and removing the CCR5 receptors. Before announcing a cure for HIV, multiple tests and results must be done and analyzed to insure a successful treatment. Although an exciting discovery, a cure is still not found, but we are another step closer. This article was very interesting because scientists found a possible lead to the treatment and cure but they don't want to jump the gun and conclude its an absolute cure without further testings.