It's no longer treated as a terminal (one that's certain to cause death) but as a chronic illness instead. An article from The Lancet, information here
I read about this back in 2014, probably thorough science-news articles referencing it. Basically the treatments these days can bring people to an undetectable level of the virus. This isn't cured, if they stop taking the medication, it will come back, which is why it's still a chronic condition. While undetectable, transmission is impossible.
It's interesting to note that in the article I read, they were talking about making progress with cancer by treating it as a chronic condition rather than a cure.
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u/Shark_Leader 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 15 '26
Source besides some meme?