Posted on 05/02/2019 5:23:55 PM PDT by Ennis85
An end to the Aids epidemic could be in sight after a landmark study found men whose HIV infection was fully suppressed by antiretroviral drugs had no chance of infecting their partner.
The success of the medicine means that if everyone with HIV were fully treated, there would be no further infections.
Among nearly 1,000 male couples across Europe where one partner with HIV was receiving treatment to suppress the virus, there were no cases of transmission of the infection to the HIV-negative partner during sex without a condom. Although 15 men were infected with HIV during the eight-year study, DNA testing proved that was through sex with someone other than their partner who was not on treatment.
“It’s brilliant – fantastic. This very much puts this issue to bed,” said Prof Alison Rodgers from University College London, the co-leader of the paper published in the Lancet medical journal. Earlier studies have also shown the treatment protects heterosexual couples where one partner has HIV.
She added: “Our findings provide conclusive evidence for gay men that the risk of HIV transmission with suppressive ART [antiretroviral therapy] is zero. Our findings support the message of the international U=U campaign that an undetectable viral load makes HIV untransmittable.
“This powerful message can help end the HIV pandemic by preventing HIV transmission, and tackling the stigma and discrimination that many people with HIV face.
“Increased efforts must now focus on wider dissemination of this powerful message and ensuring that all HIV-positive people have access to testing, effective treatment, adherence support and linkage to care to help maintain an undetectable viral load.”
In 2017, there were almost 40 million people worldwide living with HIV, of whom 21.7 million were on antiretroviral treatment. An estimated 101,600 people are living with HIV in the UK,
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Homosexuality uber alles
It will mutate
This is partly true and partly false.
Needs a long post, can’t do it right now.
“The Pope has got it and so do you/Come on ev’rybody we’ve got quilting to do”
It will also increase homosexual activity because of false assurance.
They just have to deal with those intentionally transmitting the virus.
“It’s brilliant—fantastic. This very much puts this issue to bed.” …Did Professor Alison Rodgers of the University of London really have to put it in those terms?
I dont believe it.
If aids was a static virus that didnt have a rapidly successful adaptology, and all the strains were like,that, I would be more hopeful.
And it can hide all over the body inside internal structures of all kinds and not even be affected by medicines. For decades. Incredibly robust and opportunistic.
This is also a bit disingenuous considering HIV/AIDS isn’t the only fatal std you can get from anal sex.
Then there’s the uncomfortable reality that faggots actually “bug chase” on purpose. Having AIDS is a gay status symbol.
Wasn’t measles almost eradicated on this planet? AIDs will make a comeback of sorts as we are no longer allowed to protect citizens around the world from refugees for fear of being labeled racists, bigots, homophobes, etc.
This is a stealth tangent tactic to try to convince healthy people that if they get it from blood its not so bad anymore. Right.
You are still slaves, you hav to take drugs forever. And aids mutates very quickly and you cant kill it off everywhere as it can hide in the body in joints and interstitial fluids medicines cannot get to.
Curious,name the other fatals from fudge packing as I believe hetroes practice it too ??
I was going to quote some lyrics from Tiny Tim’s “Santa Claus Has Got the AIDS This Year,” but I didn’t want to go by memory. Well, guess what? Because of the total lack of humor on the part of the fascistic Left, lyrics are not so easy to come by. A search brings up a bunch of prigs tut-tutting over how terribly insensitive it all is. And they wonder why they are called snowflakes. They’d get the vapors if they ever had to suffer a George Carlin routine.
re: “End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission”
In third world hell-holes?
Uh-huh ...
One of the easiest diseases to avoid and yet we spend billions to find a cure for these degenerates. Cancer on the other hand...
When I was a kid in school (admittedly, this back in the Jurassic) there were just two venereal diseases: syphillis and gonorrhea. That's it. Others were too rare to mention.
Now there's like 2 dozen. And the gonorrhea is resistant to every antibiotic except azithromycin ---which needs to be used in conjunction with ceftriaxone. It's the only treatment left.
And as of right now, that's failing too.
As far as I know hepatitis A and B as well as anal cancer.
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