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Why there is still no cure for AIDS
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by C. Mackenzie
Created on: November 23, 2007
The subject of AIDS, and HIV, is a sensitive one. The AIDS pandemic has affected millions of people
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Created on: January 13, 2008
Due to the nature of HIV itself, I think there will never be a cure. HIV is a virus. It mutates with
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