HIV Could Be Wiped Off the Planet Today, UCLA Says

published on March 10, 2016 by Dennis Romero, in LA Weekly

These times are a far cry from the old days, when sex came with lethal risk, or at least mortal fear.

As you well know, HIV infection is no longer a death sentence. But it's also still with us.

UCLA researchers this week said that "eliminating HIV is possible" simply through adherence to treatment regimens.

The "treatment as prevention" theory works, a two-decade analysis by researchers from UCLA and Denmark has found.

The problem is that patients have to take their meds. In the United States, that's not always the case. Ninety-eight percent of Denmark's HIV patients take all their meds, researchers found. The result has been only 1.4 new HIV infections per 1,000 men who have sex with men, the university said in a statement.

"Treatment makes people less infectious," explains Justin Okano, the study’s lead author.

The study is based on a Danish analysis of "all" men in that country who have sex with men, UCLA says. The project dates back to 1995.

The research was published this week in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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