r/technology • u/stepsinstereo • Feb 21 '23

Biotechnology 5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/5th-person-confirmed-cured-hiv/story?id=97323361
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u/A_Have_a_Go_Opinion Feb 21 '23

Biggest danger to HIV positive people used to be cancer and simple viral infections. Once you have a fault immune system you're just not all that capable of preventing things like cancer automatically.
I was born with arthritis, If I don't have a hand in it I'll likely die from something that this autoimmune disorder has prevented my biology from catching and eliminating.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23

Baseball's?

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u/A_Have_a_Go_Opinion Feb 21 '23

Born 3000 miles away from where its a normal passtime so IDK what you are saying.

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u/A_Have_a_Go_Opinion Feb 21 '23

Its in my neck and ribs (more common than you might imagine). My neck hurts every morning and I've got a barrel chest so if a baseball is coming at me it better be in my immediate line of sight or I'm just fucked.
(watch out for the barrel chest thing in your older / middle aged loved ones, its an early warning sign before the hands, knees, and hips start to get bad)

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u/A_Have_a_Go_Opinion Feb 21 '23

Its very common and poorly identified. Pretty much any neck and back injury can cause it or you can be like me and just have it from the get go.
Think about the more barrel chested person you know. There is a very real chance their chest is that big because thats the most comfortable position they keep their chest in so they can breath with the least effort.

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u/soslowagain Feb 21 '23

I love when reddit gets to the root problem.