Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured

Monday, March 4, 2013 | 7:43 a.m. CST; updated 9:23 a.m. CST, Monday, March 4, 2013

WASHINGTON — A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 2 ½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.

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