How is it they can get ‘viral loads’ down to near undetectable levels but not outright kill off the virus?
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HIV is a retrovirus which incorporates its DNA into your cellular nuclear DNA. There is currently no approved method to excise ONLY the viral DNA from the chromosome so it highjacks your cellular reproduction methods to make more of itself. We cannot remove the genetic material, but we can slow/stop the cells from making more viruses. This concept applies to any virus with the enzyme Reverse Transciptase, including HSV.
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