Drugs Discovered To Cure HIV
- Drugs known as AZT, 3TC and nevirapine have been used by scientists to kill HIV at early stage of development.
- The trial dose of drug worked on a baby born this year and it only vindicated Doctor’s earlier claim in case of “Mississippi Baby” that HIV can be cured if detected and treated at early age.
- Scientists also said that apart from usage of these drugs, “Gene Therapy” will also help in controlling HIV-where modification of genes is done in blood cells.
- Gene therapy was used to modify patients blood cells, came from an AIDS patient who appeared to be cured after a cell transplant from a donor with natural immunity to HIV.
Exams Perspective
- Gene Therapy
- HIV
- AIDS