AIDS has been a medical enigma for decades now. Despite the billions of dollars, millions of victims, thousands of doctors, and a countless amount of hours spent researching this fatal human immunodeficiency virus, there have not been many developments made in the quest to eradicate this disease.
However, all this has changed with the introduction of a new pill that has been shown to be able to prevent an uninfected person from catching the disease. Two new studies were released today that showed evidence that taking a daily pill containing one of more of these new AIDS drugs can actually prevent this person from contracting the virus.
This is a huge stride in the world of AIDS prevention technology; until a few years ago, there was nothing more than condoms and abstinence in the tool kit for prevention. Research and studies since have added circumcision, vaginal microbicides and now a daily pill to that kit.
As more studies are conducted, there is going to be more and more pressure for donors to find money to supply these drugs in places where AIDS is a bigger problem, for instance, Africa. There are also plans for cheaply releasing these patents to pharmaceutical manufacturers that promise to sell the drugs for a price that will be affordable to those who need it most.
Although it will take the Center for Disease Control a few months to write new guidelines, the drugs will be available through American doctors as soon as possible.
