No- as of this date there is no known cure.
2006-07-05 03:54:52
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answered by Nurse Annie 7
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It's not curable in the later stages but I think you can maintain your health if you just recently got it. There is no vaccin but the best way to avoid it is ABSTINENCE.
There is currently no vaccine against HIV or AIDS. The only known methods of prevention are based on avoiding exposure to the virus or, failing that, on an antiviral treatment directly after a highly significant exposure. Also, not a single case has been documented in which systemic HIV infection has been cured and even on the theoretical level, no plausible way of eradicating HIV infection has so far been found. Treatment for HIV can suppress viral replication to a degree sufficient to apparently stop disease progression, but success is critically dependent on the patients ability to keep perfect adherence to their drug schedule, which many people will fail to achieve. Also, modern combination therapy has been around for merely ten years, so it is not presently known whether treatment failure or inacceptable long-term side effects can be avoided in the majority even of perfectly compliant patients over a time-span of potentially many decades. However, it is known that without major medical and scientific breakthroughs, HIV will not have any problem surviving combination therapy for said decades. Still, in western countries, most patients survive many years following diagnosis because of the availability of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).[21] In the absence of HAART, progression from HIV infection to AIDS occurs at a median of between nine to ten years and the median survival time after developing AIDS is only 9.2 months.[7] HAART dramatically increases the time from diagnosis to death, and treatment research continues.
2006-07-05 03:56:08
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answered by 6 Doors Down 2
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There is no cure as of yet. However, people in the richest countries in the world are able to live many years with the disease due to the wonderful (but very expensive) medications that have been developed to manage the disease.
This is why the death rate from AIDS is so incredibly high in Africa, while it has decreased in the US and Europe.
2006-07-05 03:56:58
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answered by Anonymous
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No cure, University of Alabama at Birmingham is currently testing a vaccine that they have seen a success in animals and will soon begin testing on humans. It has potential but so did a lot of other vaccines. As to date, no cure.
2006-07-05 03:57:04
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answered by Josh S 3
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as yet they have not found a cure, but have medicine that can help alleviate some of the symptoms. For example, look at Magic Johnson, He has had it for quite some time now and still does not show symptoms or look ill. But then and again he has the money to afford the meds.
2006-07-05 03:58:16
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answered by anadah 3
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No....contrary to the popular belief in other countries......there is NO known cure for the HIV/AIDS virus.
2006-07-05 07:35:05
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answered by cajunrescuemedic 6
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Not yet.It's important to know that there is no known cure for any virus once it has entered the body including common cold.Hopefully we will come up with something soon.
2006-07-05 03:55:38
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answered by joecseko 6
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In my opinion the answer is yes. The "vaccin" is the natural immune system.
2006-07-09 02:19:19
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answered by Gerald 3
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I guess your name sound like nigerian(YORUBA),
Omo mail me down let me help you with our home HIV & AIDS help center.
You dont have to global.
2006-07-05 03:57:05
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answered by MC Digital 2
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No, but it has become a manageable condition.
2006-07-05 03:55:24
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answered by DesignR 5
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