Health discovery may be answer to HIV vaccine

Researchers and scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious diseases say they have found three human antibodies that neutralize more than 90 percent of the current HIV-1 strands.

In order to find three human antibodies, doctors had to find someone who had a good immune response against the virus that causes AIDS. It's very rare to find someone who has a good immune response, but now they have found one.

This is astonishing to me that there is a good chance that researchers have found a vaccine to cure HIV/AIDS. This virus is the worlds leading infectious killer according to the World Health Organization. An estimated 2 million people are living with AIDS in America and the numbers keep rising. Around the world there are 33 million people living with the virus, and among many cities and countries around the world India has had the most AIDS cases with 5.7 million.

There are many circulating myths of how HIV evolved, and how it became the deadly pandemic of today. The virus has stunned doctors, scientists, and researchers all over the world raising questions of its origin and how it affects people. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) attacks the immune system, but its harmful affects happen slowly, so many people who could have it won't show any symptoms in some cases, years after they have it according to research. It is now generally accepted that HIV came from SIV (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus) found in monkeys of west Africa. These viruses could have crossed species over to humans, but there is much debate over how exactly humans contracted HIV.

The next step after finding these three HIV antibodies is to put them to the test, and make sure other people who aren't infected other than the ones who are can create those same antibodies. The ultimate goal is to produce a mass amount of antibodies to wipe out Aids completely in the future.

The number of people living with AIDS has increased dramatically from 8 million in 1990 to 33 million today. This health discovery of three vital antibodies may be hope for many who are struggling everyday for a life because of HIV.