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Ntrails on March 8, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV

I have no idea what clearing HIV from the blood stream would achieve? I assume it is not a cure, but might help reduce risk of transmission or something?

Edit: Question answered whilst I wrote it! <3

carbocation on March 8, 2013 [–]

You are correct that lower viral loads reduce the risk of transmission to others. [1]

[1] = http://www.aidsmap.com/Viral-load-and-sexual-transmission-ri...

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