What does it mean to face a disease with no name, no test, and no clear cause?
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Larry Corey, Former President of @fredhutch reflect on the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis, when doctors and researchers were confronting a terrifying new illness. Through those firsthand accounts, this story reveals the human toll of the epidemic, including the fear, uncertainty, and stigma that shaped the response, as well as the lasting trauma experienced by clinicians and caregivers. It also highlights the extraordinary courage and resilience of patients facing a diagnosis that too often felt like a death sentence.
They explain how science transformed HIV from a near-certain fatal infection into a manageable chronic disease for many people, thanks to antiretroviral therapies that can suppress the virus and help patients live close to a normal lifespan. But this treatment alone will not end the epidemic. HIV remains uniquely difficult to defeat because, unlike many other viruses, natural infection does not produce an immune response strong enough to clear the virus or reliably protect against future infection. That means researchers cannot simply mimic the body’s natural defenses to build a vaccine. They have to design one that works better than nature does. Continued investment in HIV research is essential in order to defeat this disease.
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