2022
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Question
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The world’s first woman was cured of HIV through which process?
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Antiretroviral therapy
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Blood Transfusion
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Stem cell transplant
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Tuberculosis Treatment
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -First case of HIV cure in a woman after stem cell transplantation reported at CROI-2022.
Detailed explanation-2: -The potential of stem cell transplants was demonstrated in 2007 when Timothy Ray Brown was the first person to be “cured” of HIV. He had a transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to HIV. Since then the feat has been repeated only twice with Adam Castillejo and now the New York patient.
Detailed explanation-3: -Substantial progress has been developed in the treatment of HIV infection using stem cell-based techniques. Successfully treated, clinical studies have shown that total tissue recovery is feasible.
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