TRIBUNNEWS.COM, BOSTON – An Argentine woman has become the second person to become infected with HIV but has an immune system that can help defeat the virus without requiring additional medical treatment.
He was first diagnosed with the infection that causes AIDS in 2013.
Scientists have dubbed the 30-year-old mother an ‘esperanza patient’.
The word ‘esperanza’ is a translation of ‘hope’ in English.
Quoted from the page Russia Today, Wednesday (11/17/2021), their findings were published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday, the researchers said that the findings raise hopes for a ‘sterilization cure’ for about 38 million people with lifelong cases of infection.
“I enjoy the health I have, I have a healthy family. I don’t need treatment, and I live as if nothing happened, this is already a privilege,” the esperanza patient said by email.
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The study found no intact viral residue in the 1.5 billion blood cells and tissues the researchers analyzed.
This certainly confirms the findings which were first announced in March during an international meeting of HIV Experts.
No additional information was published about the woman, but she was described at the time as ‘athletic and beautiful’.
The woman also has an HIV negative partner and a newborn baby.
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