Controversial trials to "nuke" HIV and Aids in order to stop the virus replicating itself are to begin soon.
Professors Barry Kistnasamy and Umesh Lalloo, from the Nelson Mandela Medical School in Durban, have accepted a brief from Hivex Ltd, a medical technology company, to conduct scientific tests on the non-invasive procedure.
The treatment, which previous studies have shown neither prevents nor cures HIV and Aids but appears to neutralise the virus, relies on the use of electromagnetic technology similar to that of cellphones and microwave ovens.
Using this technology in treating illness is controversial, and one scientist said he was sceptical that it could work.
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Using this technology in treating illness is controversial According to the school's head of department, Lalloo, the patient will be required to sit in a room with a device that will transmit non-ionising radiation waves for a period of time.
Tests will then be conducted on the patient to determine what kind of effect the treatment has on the virus.
Non-ionising radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation that does not cause the production of ions in matter.
When the non-ionising radiation passes through the body, it does not damage DNA unless there is enough energy to cause a thermal effect.
Radiation waves have been the topic of debate in recent times, with studies being conducted to determine if this frequency could cause cancer.
The machine, invented by Hivex Ltd's Russian scientists and perfected in South Africa, sends out electromagnetic emissions which are absorbed by the patients.
Stressing that everything was still speculation, the professors, however, expect that the treatment "will disrupt the virus and stop it replicating".
If the virus stops replicating, it would be easier to prevent the patient's health deteriorating into full-blown Aids.
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