Doctors baffled as HIV man ‘cures’ himself
Sophie Kirkham
A MAN who tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has subsequently shown up negative for the disease in a case that has mystified doctors.
It was claimed last night that Andrew Stimpson, 25, may have shaken off the virus with his own immune system after contracting HIV in 2002.
If proved, the NHS has said the case would be “medically remarkable”.
Continued at the TimesOnline.
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I hope he will agree to further tests to figure out how this happened, my son's future (and millions of others, possibly a billion over the next 100 years) may just depend on a cure for HIV/AIDS as his mother and I have AIDS :(
If his body's genetic material contains infomation that we could harness to fight HIV in others (or at least help with a vaccine), should he be forced to go through vigoruos testing? If he believes that he was cured of having HIV for real, why doesn't he just say poke and prod me for awhile to see what you can find out? I would...
This could also be a hoax to somehow disprove that HIV/AIDS exists or is a health threat (there are many AIDS dissidents out there). Maybe a media stunt? I am just too damn cynical (tired of false hopes too)!
Look at it this way. There is a cure for Leprosy now. After thousands of years, it took what, less than 100 years once medical knowledge reached the point at which the disease could be understood and a cure found?
I think there's a cure for AIDS out there just waiting to be found.
I can't say I understand your situation, so I won't offer you a hollow "I feel your pain" sentiment. I do, however, hope the best for you. It's okay to be cynical, just don't let it dominate you-- that's one hell of a pill to swallow day in and day out, and I imagine you've got enough of those to take already.
Stay healthy, and may God richly bless you. And that is not a hollow sentiment.