December 1, 2011

1st December 2011

End to Aids in - and out - of reach

The world is talking about stopping the Aids virus within decades – and it is not simply a pipe dream but a very real possibility. After years of toying with the alphabet – A for abstain, B for be faithful and C for condoms – we finally have some grown-up options.


 


  While modest, this array of new weapons against HIV gives us a fighting chance to stop the virus. The weapons in the arsenal are:


 Successful antiretroviral (ARV) treatment makes HIV-positive people with undetectable viral loads virtually non-infectious. This means that if we get as many HIV-positive people as possible on ARVs, it will have a massive impact on lowering HIV transmission.

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