The Oxford University-led study also indicates that people infected by HIV are likely to progress to AIDS more slowly – in other words the virus becomes less 'virulent' – because of widespread access to antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Ability of HIV to cause AIDS is slowing
Research
3 December 2014
The rapid evolution of HIV, which has allowed the virus to develop resistance to patients' natural immunity, is at the same time slowing the virus's ability to cause AIDS.