It’s been 30 years since the first HIV case was reported in the United States. Unfortunately, with all this advancement we have in every other industry, we have yet to find a cure! Well…that we know of! This is what I found on the internet today. Suggestions that male circumcisions may help cure the spread? Wait..what happened?
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Nov. 29, 2012 — It’s possible to end the worldwide AIDS epidemic, and a new U.S. plan could make this possibility a reality.
The plan, announced in a formal presentation today by outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, takes advantage of scientific and political breakthroughs that have cut the rate of new HIV infections in half.
“HIV may well be with us into the future, but the disease it causes need not be,” Clinton said. “We can reach a point where virtually no children are born with the virus. As they become teens and adults, they will be at far lower risk of becoming infected than they are today. And if they do become infected, they can get treatments that not only keep them from getting the disease, but from passing the virus on to others.”
At the heart of the plan are recent scientific findings:
- People getting effective HIV treatment are far less likely to pass their HIV infection to others.
- Male circumcision cuts heterosexual HIV transmission.
- Reducing stigma and discrimination increases access to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
- Empowering women protects them from getting and transmitting HIV infection
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