‘London Patient’ Appears to Become the Second Person Ever Cured of HIV

Doctors say a British man who previously tested positive for HIV might be the second person ever to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS.

Reuters reports that the man, whose identity has not been revealed, has tested negative for the virus almost three years after he received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with an HIV-resistant genetic mutation. The man stopped taking antiretroviral drugs 18 months ago.

“There is no virus there that we can measure.

Doctors say a British man who previously tested positive for HIV might be the second person ever to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS. Reuters reports that the man, whose identity has not been revealed, has tested negative for the virus almost three years after he received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with an HIV-resistant genetic mutation. The man stopped taking antiretroviral drugs 18 months ago. “There is no virus there that we can measure.