Scientists have reported a new cure for HIV

08 July 2020, 11:44 | Science 
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Another patient cured of human immunodeficiency virus. It is reported by the publication Science. A new likely cure for HIV was recorded in a 36-year-old man from Brazil, called the Patient from Sao Paulo. A man underwent therapy with an aggressive combination of antiretroviral drugs and vitamin B3.. Nicotinamide causes cells to awaken a latent virus, making them vulnerable to immunity. The patient stopped treatment in March 2019, after which the number of viral particles decreased to zero and was no longer observed in the blood. Scientists have also recorded extremely low antibody levels.. This may be evidence that there are no more infected cells in the lymph nodes and intestines.. But the researchers have not yet tested them for the presence of the virus, so they can’t confirm the complete cure.. Previously, cases were recorded when, after the apparent absence of HIV in the body for several years after therapy, the virus returned again. Two cases of complete cure for the virus are currently known.. In March 2020, a second case of HIV cure was confirmed.. Timothy Ray Brown, an American, and the so-called London patient defeated the virus after a bone marrow transplant to treat blood cancer. The correspondent also wrote that a new virus has been found in China that threatens the world with a pandemic.. News from Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https: // t. me / korrespondentnet Author: 1.

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