The world's first person to beat AIDS has died of cancer

New York, Ta. 30 September 2020, Wednesday

Timothy Ray Brown, the world's first man to make history after being infected with HIV, has died at the age of eight. He died at his home in Palm Springs, California. The cause of her death was said to be the return of cancer. Timothy underwent bone marrow and stem cell transplants in 2006. It appeared to have killed AIDS-spreading leukemia and HIV.

"Timothy was a symbol of possibility, it works in special circumstances to control HIV. This is something that many scientists have questioned whether this is possible," said Dr. Gero Hutter of Berlin, the leader of Brown's historic treatment and healing team. Was.

'Sadly, Timothy got cancer again and died. It looks like he's HIV-free now, "said Heuter, who is currently the director of a stem cell company in Germany. Speaking at an AIDS conference after a successful treatment, the International AIDS Society, which helped Brown, issued a statement mourning his death, saying Brown and Heuter had set a record in AIDS treatment.