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Many HIV patients who have had a bone marrow transplant have been immune to HIV, however the procedure is risky. There a special group of people called Elite Controllers whose immune systems can hunt down cells with HIV. Loreen Willenberg is an Elite Controller whose showed no signs of HIV since she was diagnosed 15 years ago.

This article definitely has some very interesting findings in it, but of the possible cures it mentions, such as the bone marrow transplant and taking antiretroviral drugs for years, neither are very good or safe options as one is very risky and the other can lead to harsh side effects. I think if HIV treatment could become a cure, that would be ideal, but that treatment should also be safe to use and not lead to further health issues even after the original disease is cured.

Provides statistics related to water accessibility specifically in Ethiopia- includes birth rate, infant mortality, life expectancy, disease, HIV and AIDS