Scientists might have a cure for the HIV infection. Highly active antiretroviral therapy, also known as HAART, helps supress the replication of the virus. But, scientists aren't sure if it is a permanent cure. HAART can't kill the HIV-infected cells but it can lover the amount of viral particles that are in the bloodstream. But, when radioimmunotherapy (RIT), which treats cancer, is combined with HAART, they kill the virus and the infected cells. While HAART only reduced the HIV infection blood samples, RIT brought them to undetectable levels.
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