New Vaccine Developed to Prevents HIV, But Will Causes Herpes - Polidicks

[code] Studies indicate it has the potential to clear the body of all traces of the AIDS virus, HIV. Uniquely, the injected vaccine is carried by a persistent virus which remains in the body for life. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) enables the immune system to be constantly on the alert for HIV. Researchers in the US used different versions of the vaccine against a monkey form of the AIDS virus, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), with outstanding results. More than half the rhesus macaques monkies treated responded to the point where even the most sensitive tests detected no signs of SIV. To date, most of the animals have maintained control over the virus for more than a year, gradually showing no indication they had ever been infected. Unvaccinated monkeys infected with SIV went on to develop the monkey equivalent of AIDS, caused by the collapse of their immune systems. The findings suggest the vaccine could be effective enough to rid the body of immunodeficiency virus completely, according to the scientists writing in the journal ‘Nature’. Conventional antiretroviral therapies are able to control HIV infection, but cannot clear the virus from its hiding places within the immune system’s white blood cells. Study leader Dr Louis Picker, from Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, said: “The next step in vaccine development is to test the vaccine candidate in clinical trials in humans.” “For a human vaccine, the CMV vector would be weakened sufficiently so that it does not cause illness, but will still protect against HIV.” CMV belongs to the herpes family of viruses, and like other members of the group never leaves the body once an infection has occurred. An estimated half of all adults in the UK carry CMV but suffer no or few symptoms. The virus is spread through bodily fluids such as saliva and urine. When symptoms do occur, they are similar to those of flu including a high temperature and swollen glands as well as tiredness. People with weakened immune systems can have a more severe response [/code] TL;DR: Read the title. Source: Original was found on msn.ca, but here's the link to the article above: [url]http://www.atlnightspots.com/2011/vaccine-prevents-hiv-but-causes-herpes[/url] I guess it wouldn't be so bad to trade a fatal STD for a less fatal one

It's like one of those "Would you do X for Y" questions you ask your friends.

[QUOTE=Supacasey;29859715]It's like one of those "Would you do X for Y" questions you ask your friends.[/QUOTE] Except if you don't answer that you'd rather have Herpes you're probably retarded

[QUOTE=Dr. Punchgroin;29859736]Except if you don't answer that you'd rather have Herpes you're probably retarded[/QUOTE] Yeah I mean isn't treating herpes as simple as a cream?

“For a human vaccine, the CMV vector would be weakened sufficiently so that it does not cause illness, but will still protect against HIV.” So basically it wouldnt even be a problematic herpes.

Well it's a damn good start on treating HIV

[QUOTE=markg06;29859745]Yeah I mean isn't treating herpes as simple as a cream?[/QUOTE] There's no way to get rid of it once you have it.

Herpes is very common, and not deadly at all for an adult. For someone in Africa, where there's a very big chance of getting infected by HIV/AIDS at one point or another, they'd probably much rather choose herpes.

It wouldn't even cause herpes, the vaccine uses a viral vector because it's recombinant gene based technology. Although CMV is part of herpesviridae, it isn't HSV and won't give someone what most people commonly think of as being 'herpes'.

We are getting somewhere. This is great.

i don't quite understand the logistics of it because the article is making it sound like the cytomegalovirus itself removes HIV from the system and it's not called the AIDS virus :colbert:

would it be a sexually transmitted vaccine?

[QUOTE=abcpea2;29860453]would it be a sexually transmitted vaccine?[/QUOTE] the entire time while reading this thread i imagined someone going around curing people's aids by having sex with them.

[quote] “The next step in vaccine development is to test the vaccine candidate in clinical trials in humans.”[/quote] Ugh. Pro tip, world media: How about reporting something when it's DOING WELL IN IT'S CLINICAL TRIALS, not BEFORE. Anyone else sick of this bullshit? [editline]16th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=thisispain;29860025]i don't quite understand the logistics of it because the article is making it sound like the cytomegalovirus itself removes HIV from the system and it's not called the AIDS virus :colbert:[/QUOTE] Probably fake, like the cancer one.

not only that but i don't see how this work; HIV/AIDS is problematic in large part because it mutates so damn fast, this says nothing about how they plan on dealing with that. as for whether or not this would be sexual transmitted, maybe, depends on the concentrations in bodily humors and how messy your sex is.

Seems reasonable enough: a deathly immunodeficiency virus or a barely-problematic case of herpes. Pick your poison, better to have herpes than die from having your immune system rotted by HIV.

[QUOTE=Kybalt;29860531]the entire time while reading this thread i imagined someone going around curing people's aids by having sex with them.[/QUOTE] my god uganda was correct this whole time

So does it prevent hiv or can it cure hiv if you already have it?

[QUOTE=Kybalt;29860531]the entire time while reading this thread i imagined someone going around curing people's aids by having sex with them.[/QUOTE] This would be the greatest job ever and the most horrible job at the same time.

[quote]...but Will causes Herpes...[/quote] [img]http://www.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Will-Smith.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Kybalt;29860531]the entire time while reading this thread i imagined someone going around curing people's aids by having sex with them.[/QUOTE] That'd be quite the pick up line. "Sleep with me if you want to live."

Folks in Africa/Radical Catholics will denounce this as heresy and attempt to ban it, calling this now.

[QUOTE=eatdembeanz;29861941]Folks in Africa/Radical Catholics will denounce this as heresy and attempt to ban it, calling this now.[/QUOTE] Weren't they against condoms? In order for this to work, I'm assuming you need unprotected sex. Catholics love baby making and hate "wasting the seed of man."

How did that plan work out for you, dummy?

Your post formatting is annoying. Use quotes. Also what if you've already got herpes :smug:

[QUOTE=Jiyoon;29862494]Your post formatting is annoying. Use quotes. Also what if you've already got herpes :smug:[/QUOTE] We'll develop a vaccine that cures your herpes but gives you chlamydia.

[QUOTE=markg06;29859745]Yeah I mean isn't treating herpes as simple as a cream?[/QUOTE] There are several types of the virus... This one doesn't give you genital herpes that you treat with a cream. [editline]16th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Jabberwocky;29862533]We'll develop a vaccine that cures your herpes but gives you chlamydia.[/QUOTE] Good... Chlamydia is treatable... That is a win win.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrVqD67zils[/media]

We won't hear about this ever again I guarantee it.

[QUOTE=Roof;29863860]We won't hear about this ever again I guarantee it.[/QUOTE] Likely because it seems like a shitty way to deliver a vaccine. Even though it's not HSV, using a live virus to transmit a vaccine is probably a mediocre/stupid idea.