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U.S. Baby's HIV Infection Cured
It's being called a medical breakthrough. Researchers announced Sunday they had effectively CURED an infant of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Doctors at this Mississippi hospital placed the baby girl on a cocktail of drugs within 30 hours of birth -- instead of a single drug normally given to babies with HIV. That strong and EARLY intervention nearly eradicated the virus from her body, says Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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