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I feel like you're confusing society having a virus under control & an individuals treatment keeping an infection under control. With treatment, an individual
by sidewndr46 5y ago
I feel like you're confusing society having a virus under control & an individuals treatment keeping an infection under control.
With treatment, an individual can keep an HIV infection under control. Ultimately, you are still probably going to die of something HIV related. Earlier than you would have otherwise. It's expensive and not available to everyone.
HIV itself is in no way under control. We have literally nothing other than testing people and trying to encourage those who are HIV positive to avoid behaviors that spread the disease. That's it. The only reason why it isn't any worse is because it already is so bad in some areas.
- nradov 5y agoWe are getting HIV spread under control in some countries through the use of PrEP drugs in high risk populations. Those appear to be highly effective.