Scientists Investigate Treatments To Eliminate Disease Without Use Of Vaccines.

reports that, “last month, a team of scientists announced what could prove to be an enormous step forward in the fight against H.I.V.” Scripps Research Institute “said they had developed an artificial antibody that, once in the blood, grabbed hold of the virus and inactivated it. The molecule can eliminate H.I.V. from infected monkeys and protect them from future infections.” This type of treatment, which is not a vaccine, is also being tested with other diseases such as Ebola, malaria, influenza and hepatitis. The National Institutes of Health is partnering with researchers to start a trial of an I.G.T.-engineered virus against HIV while others will be working on influenza. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/health/protection-without-a-vaccine.html?ref=health&_r=0