{"id":15471,"date":"2014-07-21T08:43:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T08:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/early-hiv-drugs-may-not-stop-virus\/"},"modified":"2014-07-21T08:42:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T08:42:52","slug":"early-hiv-drugs-may-not-stop-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/early-hiv-drugs-may-not-stop-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Early HIV Drugs &#8216;May not Stop Virus&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{{HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research.}}<\/p>\n<p>A baby was thought to have been cured with treatment hours after birth, but the virus emerged years later.<\/p>\n<p>Monkey research, published in the journal Nature, suggests untouchable &#8220;viral reservoirs&#8221; form even before HIV can be detected in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>Experts described it as a &#8220;sobering&#8221; and &#8220;striking&#8221; finding.<\/p>\n<p>Reservoirs of HIV in the gut and brain tissue are the massive obstacle in the way of a cure.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkable progress in developing antiretroviral drugs means HIV can be kept in check in the bloodstream and patients have a near-normal life expectancy.<\/p>\n<p>But if the drugs stop, the virus will emerge from its reservoirs.<\/p>\n<p>International research is focused on flushing the virus out of its reservoirs, but there had been hope that early treatment could prevent them forming in the first place.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-6459 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kop-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{{HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research.}} A baby was thought to have been cured with treatment hours after birth, but the virus emerged years later. 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