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Key takeaways
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Scientists are cautious about calling it a cure, as trace amounts of
defective virus were found, but the case offers hope and insights for
HIV cure research.
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Additionally, researchers in sub-Saharan Africa have identified boys
born with HIV who maintained low viral loads even after prolonged
interruptions in antiretroviral treatment. Another study from China
found that circumcision in gay and bisexual men reduced the risk of
HIV acquisition.
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Meanwhile, a study investigating the relationship between HIV and
mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) found that while HIV itself did
not increase the likelihood of hospitalization, immunocompromised
individuals, including those with HIV, faced higher hospitalization
risks from mpox.
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Overall, these cases and studies offer promising insights into HIV
remission and prevention, but scientists remain cautious and
acknowledge that finding a widely scalable cure for HIV could take
decades. Nevertheless, these findings contribute to the ongoing
efforts in the work toward a cure.
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6: If enough time passes with no signs of viable virus, the European
man could join the rarefied club of five people who are considered
either definitely or possibly cured of HIV.
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50% to 60%: In the mid-2000s,
a trio of randomized controlled trials in sub-Saharan Africa
determined that circumcising men reduced the risk of female-to-male
sexual transmission of HIV by about 50% to 60%
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82,290 mpox cases from 2022: There was information about the HIV
status for 39% of these people, among whom 52% — 16,633 people,
or 20% of the total — had that virus.
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58 of the people with HIV died.
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4 of the 15,371 people without HIV died as well.
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