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How can stem cells be useful?
Stem cells can be used for many things. The one thing that they are being used for now is treating diseases. A stem cell is a cell in the body with no specific function yet. Scientist are trying to discover a way to get the cell to fight cancer. In the UK stem cells have recently cured a man with HIV AIDS.
What are the characteristics of HIV?
The main characteristics of HIV are:1. destroys all the cells in your body.2. can only be transmitted sexualy(STI).3. can kill you if not treated.
How is the HIV virus treated?
HIV is NOT TREATABLE. HIV attacks your immune system.
How is HIV curable?
Both HIV and AIDS can be treated, but no, there is not a cure yet.
Can HIV be cured with stem cell research?
No. The research won't cure so much as a scratch or a hangnail. You can be definitely certain of that. But there is a substantial chance that the research will discover ways to use stem cells to produce new cells that can treat several diseases and debilitating conditions that are presently incurable.
How is HIV and AIDS treated?
Medications
Can HIV cells be found in plants?
HIV cells are not found in plants. Forms of the HIV virus only exist in Primates and Felines.
Can HIV be treated to the point it is undetectable?
You can be treated to the point where the viral load is undetectable, but the antibodies will always remain and the HIV screening test will remain positive.
What type of cells does HIV attack and destroy?
HIV infects only the CD4 cells of the immune system, and it destroys lymphocytes.
Hiv destroys what special cells?
T-cells.
Why are other cells not targeted by the HIV virus?
HIV can only bind with the CD4 located on Helper T cells.
Is treated HIV harder to get from a woman who is HIV positive?
No , if a some people are HIV positive it means they aren't clean and you will be risk to contact with them.
