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  2. HIV is no longer a death sentence. But why is a viable cure ...

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    Why, in the 40 years since the onset of the HIV pandemic, do we still not have a cure for the nearly 40 million people globally living with HIV? ... And then over the last two to three years, we ...

  3. HIV - Wikipedia

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    The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans.Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), [1] [2] a condition in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. [3]

  4. Forty years ago, AIDS was a death sentence. Not today, but ...

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    HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) attacks the body’s immune system. According to the CDC, if you do not get treatment, HIV can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Back in the ...

  5. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    HIV is a retrovirus that primarily infects components of the human immune system such as CD4 + T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. It directly and indirectly destroys CD4 + T cells. [88] HIV is a member of the genus Lentivirus, [89] part of the family Retroviridae. [90] Lentiviruses share many morphological and biological characteristics.

  6. History of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    It is not yet explained why only four HIV groups (HIV-1 groups M and O, and HIV-2 groups A and B) spread considerably in human populations, despite bushmeat practices being widespread in Central and West Africa, [13] and the resulting human SIV infections being common. [25]

  7. Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    The spread of HIV/AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; AIDS is considered a pandemic. [1] The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2016 there were 36.7 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, with 1.8 million new HIV infections per year and 1 million deaths due to AIDS. [2]

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