first woman cured of HIV a
leukemia patient in the u.s has been
cured of HIV that is the virus that
causes aids she is believed to be the
the third person in the world and first
woman to be cured of HIV
she received a stem cell transplant from
someone with natural resistance to the
aids causing virus
it is the first time that this method is
known to have been used as a functional
cure for HIV now information about stem
cell transplant patients undergo
chemotherapy to kill the cancerous
immune cells doctors then transplant
stem cells from individuals with a
specific genetic mutation stem cells
have the unique ability to develop into
specialized cell types in the body
these individuals then develop an immune
system resistant to HIV
the woman has had no detectable levels
of HIV for 14 months after stopping
antiretroviral therapy that is art
note that the two prior cases occurred
in males who had received adult stem
cells.