Why it s so hard to cure HIV, AIDS Janet Iwasa

View full lesson: In 2008, something incredible happened: a man was cured of HIV. In over 70 million HIV cases, this was a first, and, so far, a last, and we dont yet understand exactly how he was cured. But if we can cure people of various diseases, like malaria and hepatitis C, why cant we cure HIV Janet Iwasa examines the specific traits of the HIV virus that make it so difficult to cure. Lesson by Janet Iwasa, animation by Javi