Second baby cured of AIDS

[Kramodlog]

Some pretty promising stuff.

Soon we'll be able to have sex without condoms again!

 

[SkidAce]

Some pretty promising stuff.

Soon we'll be able to have sex without condoms again!

Are you sure you are old enough to remember that?

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

In related news: Immune upgrade gives 'HIV shielding.'

 

[Jan van Leyden]

Soon we'll be able to have sex without condoms again!

Well, aggressive drug treatment of a new-born child is still a high price for this ... freedom.

 

[Kramodlog]

Are you sure you are old enough to remember that?

To tell you the truth I do not really use them. In Québec about 50 person a year get HIV. I have more chances of dying/getting injured in a car crash. All the other STDs are treatable with some pills.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

All the other STDs are treatable with some pills.

Actually, that isn't quite correct: STDs that are incurable are AIDS (HIV), HPV, herpes simplex, and hepatitis B. The only one of these diseases that has a vaccine is hepatitis B while the outbreak of the others have reached epidemic proportions.

In addition, @ 7% of all cases of gonorrhea in Europe, Japan, and North America are of antibiotic-resistant strains, currently treatable only with powerful injectable antibiotics. This has led to fears that it may become untreatable in a few decades.

 

[Scorpio616]

In addition, @ 7% of all cases of gonorrhea in Europe, Japan, and North America are of antibiotic-resistant strains, currently treatable only with powerful injectable antibiotics. This has led to fears that it may become untreatable in a few decades.

So we're looking at a MRSA level gonorrhea looming on the horizon.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Unless things change- IOW, we develop new classes of antibiotics- yes.

 

[Dioltach]

To tell you the truth I do not really use them. In Québec about 50 person a year get HIV. I have more chances of dying/getting injured in a car crash. All the other STDs are treatable with some pills.

There's a sensible attitude: "It won't happen to me, so I don't have to take precautions." Isn't that how the whole problem started?

 

[Kramodlog]

Actually, that isn't quite correct: STDs that are incurable are AIDS (HIV), HPV, herpes simplex, and hepatitis B. The only one of these diseases that has a vaccine is hepatitis B while the outbreak of the others have reached epidemic proportions.

In addition, @ 7% of all cases of gonorrhea in Europe, Japan, and North America are of antibiotic-resistant strains, currently treatable only with powerful injectable antibiotics. This has led to fears that it may become untreatable in a few decades.

Meh, HPV does nothing to guys, 80% of people have herpes and live, I've mentioned AIDS, and I was vaccinated for B and the gono is still treatable.