In a new sign of progress in the fight against AIDS, a potent combination of drugs has been shown to be devastating against HIV, a new study shows. The new study, published in the journal Nature, focused on the affect of a three drug cocktail on HIV-infected children.
Children are typically more vulnerable to the disease than adults.
Eight infants infected with HIV were analyzed for six months while undergoing treatment. In seven, the virus level dropped significantly. And in two cases, the virus was controlled to the point that it couldn't reproduce. That is, a baby who is infected, but who has no outward signs. The dramatic results have some scientists talking about the prospect of a cure for the deadly virus.