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Miscguy · 12-15-2004, 10:45 AM

[quote="Scorched Earth":2cd8b]we will not be able to stop HIV anytime soon because it mutates way too fast for us to produce, test, and sell drugs...by the time we have a new drug out, its effect is dulled...these drugs only slow down HIV once ur alreayd infected...but yes, alteast its progress[/quote:2cd8b]

[quote:2cd8b]The drugs, called DAPYs, mimic the virus by changing shape, which enables them to interfere with the way HIV attacks the immune system.[/quote:2cd8b]

In other words, it mutates with the virus.

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Miscguy is Offline 2nd Lieutenant Posts: 3,811 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Redmond, Home of Microsoft	12-15-2004, 10:45 AM [quote="Scorched Earth":2cd8b]we will not be able to stop HIV anytime soon because it mutates way too fast for us to produce, test, and sell drugs...by the time we have a new drug out, its effect is dulled...these drugs only slow down HIV once ur alreayd infected...but yes, alteast its progress[/quote:2cd8b] [quote:2cd8b]The drugs, called DAPYs, mimic the virus by changing shape, which enables them to interfere with the way HIV attacks the immune system.[/quote:2cd8b] In other words, it mutates with the virus.