Early HIV drugs 'functionally cure about one in 10'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21783945


HIV, in green, bursting out of a white blood cell it has hijacked

Rapid treatment after HIV infection may be enough to "functionally cure" about a 10th of those diagnosed early, say researchers in France.

They have been analysing 14 people who stopped therapy, but have since shown no signs of the virus resurging.

It follows reports of a baby girl being effectively cured after very early treatment in the US.

However, most people infected with HIV do not find out until the virus has fully infiltrated the body.

[bemildred]

1. Word police: Why say "functionally" when you mean "apparently" or something of that sort.

I don't see how a "functional cure" differs from a "cure", "functional cure" is the gold standard in these things. They mean to suggest doubt, about it coming back, and instead suggest the opposite.

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2. The word "functional" is common parlance in the medical field, I would

ask a medical records specialist for clarification but they are hard to find and very busy, I imagine.

Love, Peace and Shelter. lmsp

[bemildred]

3. A purely rhetorical question, Miss.

I did not expect a sensible answer, nor do I have any plans to harass some poor overworked medical records specialist with my rhetorical questions about nomenclature.