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From the Ted Talk by Janet Iwasa: Why it's so hard to cure HIV/AIDS

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But HIV hdeis out somewhere our current drugs cannot reach it: inside the DNA of healthy T clles. Most T cells die shortly after being infected with HIV. But in a tiny percentage, the intritouscns for bldniiug more HIV viruses lies droamnt, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again.

The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives. In Sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for over 70% of HIV patients worldwide, antiretrovirals reached only about one in three HIV-positive patients in 2012. There is no easy answer to this problem. A mix of piiotlcal, economic and cultural barriers makes effective ptroenvien and treatment difficult. And even in the U.S., HIV still camils more than 10,000 lives per year.

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But HIV _____ out somewhere our current drugs cannot reach it: inside the DNA of healthy T _____. Most T cells die shortly after being infected with HIV. But in a tiny percentage, the ____________ for ________ more HIV viruses lies _______, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again.

The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives. In Sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for over 70% of HIV patients worldwide, antiretrovirals reached only about one in three HIV-positive patients in 2012. There is no easy answer to this problem. A mix of _________, economic and cultural barriers makes effective __________ and treatment difficult. And even in the U.S., HIV still ______ more than 10,000 lives per year.

Solution


  1. prevention
  2. cells
  3. instructions
  4. dormant
  5. hides
  6. building
  7. political
  8. claims

Original Text


But HIV hides out somewhere our current drugs cannot reach it: inside the DNA of healthy T cells. Most T cells die shortly after being infected with HIV. But in a tiny percentage, the instructions for building more HIV viruses lies dormant, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again.

The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives. In Sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for over 70% of HIV patients worldwide, antiretrovirals reached only about one in three HIV-positive patients in 2012. There is no easy answer to this problem. A mix of political, economic and cultural barriers makes effective prevention and treatment difficult. And even in the U.S., HIV still claims more than 10,000 lives per year.

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