In the process of human development, the emergence of many diseases once hindered human development, and AIDS is one of them. As a disease that has no vaccine to prevent and control and cannot be completely cured in the world today, many people tend to feel fear when mentioning AIDS.
However, with the continuous development of science and technology, there are some effective solutions to the problem of AIDS. Once, a Chinese expert successfully "defeated" AIDS with "cocktail therapy". Later, he This patented technology was transferred to China at a price of US$1. So, who is this Chinese expert? How did his "cocktail therapy" "defeat" AIDS?
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This Chinese expert is He Dayi. He was born in Taiwan in 1952 and was originally from Jiangxi. When he was 12 years old, the He family immigrated to the United States at home. . Although when he first arrived in the United States, He Dayi felt inferior because of language problems, but he always believed in his father's statement that "Chinese children are smart and can surpass others as long as they work hard." Therefore, in his later studies, Throughout his career, He Dayi's efforts are unmatched by ordinary Americans. In the end, his efforts paid off. It took only five years for He to complete six years of middle school. In 1974, he successfully obtained the first place in physics from the California Institute of Technology. degree.
Although He Dayi had excellent results in physics, after graduation, he turned to the medical field. Later, he also began his medical career at Harvard Medical School. He Dayi's connection with AIDS also began with an internship in 1981.
At that time, in the world's medical field, people did not know much about AIDS, but this disease has become a recognized problem in the medical community in various countries. Around the world, many young adults appear to be healthy on the surface, but in fact, their immune systems have been damaged to an unprecedented degree, and no matter how hard doctors try, the disease cannot be alleviated.
On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported five cases of this strange illness. It was later confirmed that these five people were suffering from AIDS. At that time, among them All four patients had contact with He Dayi. Therefore, He Dayi became one of the first scientists in the world to realize that the virus causes AIDS.
Logically speaking, after the internship, He Dayi should continue to return to the research institute to study the spores virus and stay away from these strange patients. However, He Dayi believes that he should study this virus that can A disease that destroys the human immune system. Therefore, he chose to stay here and continue to explore the truth about AIDS. In the American medical system at that time, He Dayi became the only doctor who dared to have "close contact" with this deadly virus.
In most people’s minds, AIDS has a long incubation period, but in fact, the immune system of all AIDS patients has already started fighting HIV. As He Dayi's research on AIDS continued to deepen, in 1990, he also became the director of the Allen Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York. At this time, he believed that in order to defeat AIDS, treatment in the early stages of infection is very important. Crucially, this conclusion has fundamentally changed the treatment options for AIDS.
Because HIV is highly resistant to a single drug, He Dayi thought of a "highly effective antiretroviral treatment plan", which is also commonly known as "cocktail therapy" ". As the name suggests, this treatment uses a combination of multiple antiviral drugs, like several different spirits mixed together in a cocktail. At the International AIDS Conference in July 1996, He Dayi's research results were recognized by many people. At this time, this terrible disease also became a chronic disease that can be controlled and treated.
Although "cocktail therapy" encountered a lot of doubts when it first appeared, with the efforts of scientists, this therapy has now become mature. According to statistics, when He Dayi's therapy is applied to the human body, it can maintain its effectiveness for three to four months, which can also help high-risk people to minimize the chance of AIDS infection and reduce the mortality rate of AIDS patients. reduced to 20%.
In 2002, He Dayi also transferred the patented technology of this therapy to the Chinese government at a price of US$1 per year. With the promotion of this therapy, the number of deaths from AIDS in our country has also increased. dropped significantly. In the following ten years, countless Chinese AIDS patients also received free treatment from the state. In 2007, He Dayi also became the director of the Tsinghua University AIDS Comprehensive Research Center.
Conclusion
For He Dayi, at the beginning, he could obviously choose simpler and safer research content, but he still regarded saving lives as his life With his efforts, countless AIDS patients who were once dying have gained a new life, and this was exactly the purpose of his participation in AIDS research.
In the days to come, he is also determined to continue working hard for AIDS patients and to develop a vaccine that can successfully prevent and control AIDS as soon as possible. He once said that even if AIDS could never be completely cured, he would still fight for it throughout his life.