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Timothy Ray Brown, First Patient Cured of H.I.V., Dies at 54. Known initially as the “Berlin Patient,” he underwent an experimental stem cell transplant 13 years ago that rid his body of the virus. He died of leukemia.
New York Times ^ | September 30, 2020 | Sam Roberts

Posted on 09/30/2020 5:11:17 PM PDT by karpov

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My hunch is it is the chemo and the procedure to transplant, and not the transplant itself.

The virus needs the body cell to replicate. Shut down those cells for a bit and the virus gets its inserted RNA “ washed off”


21 posted on 09/30/2020 6:22:13 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hates:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: karpov

The only cure that counts. Death!


22 posted on 09/30/2020 7:01:50 PM PDT by the_daug
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Meanwhile, Magic Johnson lives on...


23 posted on 09/30/2020 7:07:52 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: the_daug

God Rest this poor soul


24 posted on 09/30/2020 7:22:02 PM PDT by acapesket (all happy now?)
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To: karpov

When you’ve reduced the entirety of the pursuit of happiness to what people do with their genitals don’t be surprised if sex and what helps there to be more sex without shame or consequences becomes totally protected “rights” even as everything else becomes subject to their ever increasing demands for being regulated and taxed.


25 posted on 09/30/2020 7:39:01 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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Waste of money.

Could have done more, much more by putting early infected into isolation the way we used to ... but the Left wrapped up the disease in civil rights.


26 posted on 09/30/2020 7:46:31 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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The virus and some genetic material can be found in other tissue beide white cells...so even if one does not get immune system collapse the virus can persist even if receiving ART. We are still finding out tbe long term sequelae of HIV infection. When the virus is completely eradicated from person in all cells...then we can say “cure.” As of now it is a war of attrition. Living with HIV infection is a better description. Uh....don’t get hiv in the first place?


27 posted on 09/30/2020 8:57:08 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: karpov

RIP


28 posted on 09/30/2020 9:25:45 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Vote Giant Meteor in 2020)
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I would imagine taking immune suppressing drugs post stem cell transplant would make all sorts of cancers rear up...


29 posted on 09/30/2020 9:34:05 PM PDT by cherry
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Was Brown ever really cured?

Look up recent photos of him and tell me that wasn’t the face of AIDS.

Brown remained unrepentant about the behavior which infected him with HIV and continued with the deviant sexual behavior after his “cure.” He either suffered a recurrence of his initial infection, or became reinfected again through his deviant sexual behavior.

I’m opting for the first, though “science” will try to hide the truth for a political agenda, to “offer hope” to other homosexuals.

AIDS is a judgement of God. He won’t be stymied so easily with a “cure.”

30 posted on 10/01/2020 12:48:02 AM PDT by fwdude (Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)
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AIDS is a disease where social distancing would have worked. Shows you that politics has permeated and distorted the science.
31 posted on 10/01/2020 12:57:13 AM PDT by kickstart ("A gun is a tool. It is only as good or as bad as the man who uses it" . Alan Ladd in 'Shane')
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