Why can we get HIV to a viral load of 0 but can’t get rid of the virus?
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HIV is a tricky virus because it hides inside certain cells in your body, like immune cells, making it hard to completely get rid of. Medications can reduce the amount of virus in your blood to very low levels, almost zero, which is called an undetectable viral load. However, the virus can still hide in these cells and might come back if you stop taking the medication. So, we can control it very well, but getting rid of it completely is challenging because of these hiding spots.
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