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> It's just that HIV mutates far too quickly and the body cannot keep up. * Most bodies cannot keep up. But some bodies can[0]. And that fact is why I remain
by Teever 4y ago
> It's just that HIV mutates far too quickly and the body cannot keep up.
* Most bodies cannot keep up. But some bodies can[0]. And that fact is why I remain optimistic that even if this isn't the vaccine that cures HIV, that we will one day find one.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_nonprogressor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_nonprogressor
- asveikau 4y agoI recall reading somewhere that in apes, some species have lots of endemic SIV and don't get symptoms, but other species will die from it.