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Captain Jeff Silvers

Posted: Nov 13 2005, 04:30 PM

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A MAN who tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes Aids, has subsequently shown up negative for the disease in a case that has mystified doctors.

It was claimed last night that Andrew Stimpson, 25, may have shaken off the virus with his own immune system after contracting HIV in 2002.

If proved, the NHS has said the case would be “medically remarkable”. It could provide vital information to researchers looking into treatments for HIV and Aids, which has killed about 3,800 people in Britain since the 1980s.

The worldwide annual death toll is more than 3m.

The Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS trust, which treated Stimpson, has said he needs to undergo more tests before it can be established how he apparently conquered HIV.

“These tests were accurate and they were his, but what we don’t know at the moment is why that has happened, and we want him to come back in for more tests,” said a spokeswoman. “It is potentially a fantastic thing.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1870340,00.html

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Parakarry	Posted: Nov 13 2005, 04:31 PM
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Wash your hands man!	Posted: Nov 13 2005, 04:37 PM
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Pluvius	Posted: Nov 13 2005, 04:44 PM
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BreakfastPirate	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 01:23 AM
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Posted: Nov 14 2005, 01:23 AM

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QUOTE (Metal-Geo @ Nov 13 2005, 04:35 PM)

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benjamin7x	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 02:47 AM
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ZeldaFreak108	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 08:20 AM
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Posted: Nov 14 2005, 03:09 PM

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QUOTE (ZeldaFreak108 @ Nov 14 2005, 08:20 AM)

this is certainly awesome news. I recall hearing before somewhere that there's a certain race of people that for one reason or another can't get AIDS. I think I heard it during a class but it's probrably not true.

It's technically a genetic mutation. Some people've a dominant but rare gene that makes their body not produce a certain enzyme(I think that's the term) that assists HIV in entering their system. So yes, there're people who're naturally immune to AIDS. So, worst case scenario, AIDS won't kill the species. Yippee.

I plan on getting tested to see if I've this immunity as soon as I can.

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