However, with the continuous development of science and technology, there are some effective ways to solve the AIDS problem. Once, an expert from China successfully "conquered" AIDS with "cocktail therapy". Later, he transferred this patented technology to China at the price of 1 USD. So, who is this expert on China? How did his "cocktail therapy" "beat" AIDS?
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The China expert's name is He Dayi, 1952 was born in Taiwan Province province, and his ancestral home is Jiangxi. 12 years old, immigrated to the United States. Although He Dayi felt inferior because of language problems when he first arrived in the United States, he always believed his father's words: "Children in China are very smart, so long as they work hard, they will definitely surpass others.". Therefore, in his later study career, He Dayi's efforts were unmatched by ordinary Americans. In the end, his efforts also paid off. He Dayi completed six years of high school in just five years. 1974, won the first place, and successfully obtained a degree in physics from California Institute of Technology.
Although He Dayi achieved excellent results in physics, after graduation, he turned to the medical field. Later, he started his medical career at Harvard Medical School. He Dayi became attached to AIDS from an internship at 198 1.
At that time, in the world medical field, people didn't know much about AIDS, but the disease has become a recognized problem in medical circles all over the world. Around the world, many young people seem to be healthy on the surface, but in fact, their immune system has suffered unprecedented damage, and no matter how hard doctors try, this disease can not be alleviated.
On June 5th, 198 1, the CDC reported 5 cases of this strange disease. It was later confirmed that all five people had AIDS, and at that time, four of them had contact with He Dayi. Therefore, He Dayi became one of the first scientists in the world to realize that the virus caused AIDS.
It stands to reason that after the internship, He Dayi should continue to go back to the institute to study sporopollen virus and stay away from these strange patients. However, He Dayi thought that he should study this disease which can destroy human immune system, so he chose to stay here and continue to explore the truth about AIDS. In the American medical system at that time, He Dayi also became the only doctor who dared to have "close contact" with this deadly virus.
In the impression of ordinary people, AIDS has a long incubation period, but in fact, the immune system in all AIDS patients has already started the struggle with HIV. With the deepening of He Dayi's AIDS research, he became the head of Allen Diamond AIDS Research Center in new york from 65438 to 0990. At this time, he thought it was very important to treat AIDS at the initial stage of infection, and this conclusion fundamentally changed the treatment plan for AIDS.
Because HIV is very resistant to a single drug, He Dayi thought of "effective antiretroviral therapy", also known as "cocktail therapy". As the name implies, this treatment is a combination of antiviral drugs, just like mixing several different wines in the process of making cocktails. At the International AIDS Conference in July, 1996, He Dayi's research results were recognized by many people. At this time, this terrible disease has also become a chronic disease that can be controlled and treated.
Although "cocktail therapy" was questioned a lot when it first appeared, it is now close to maturity with the efforts of scientists. According to statistics, when He Dayi's therapy acts on human body, it can last for three to four months, and it can also help high-risk groups to minimize the HIV infection rate and reduce the mortality rate of AIDS patients to 20%.
In 2002, He Dayi also transferred the patented technology of this therapy to the government of China at an annual price of 1 USD. With the popularity of this therapy, the number of people who died of AIDS in China has also dropped significantly. In the following ten years, countless AIDS patients in China also received free treatment from the state. In 2007, He Dayi also served as the director of Tsinghua University AIDS Comprehensive Research Center.
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For He Dayi, at the beginning, he could have chosen simpler and safer research content, but he still took saving lives as his lifelong pursuit. With his efforts, countless AIDS patients who were dying were reborn, which was also the purpose of his participation in AIDS research.
In the future, he is also determined to continue to work hard for AIDS patients and develop a vaccine that can successfully prevent and control AIDS at an early date. He once said that even if AIDS can never be completely cured, he will fight for it all his life.