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Old 10-07-2014, 02:46 PM
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Should we quarantine those with HIV?
HIV and AIDS are not curable, but they can be held in check. Antiretroviral medication prevents the virus from multiplying in the body.
Antiretroviral therapy consists of three or more drugs that the patient has to take for the rest of their lives.
Such treatment has reduced the death rate from HIV by around 80 percent.
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