HIV reservoirs are places or cells in the body where the HIV virus persists beyond the reach of retroviral drugs and other medications. Most of these systems identified by researchers have long-lived immune cells that have been infected by the virus, but there are probably more that we have not yet identified. Some of the known places where infections persist are the central nervous system, the brain, and systems of the body with CD4+ T lymphocytes, but it is likely that stem cells and macrophages could also be areas where the disease can persist in latent infections. There have been many drastic improvements and milestones in HIV treatment and prevention, but we are nowhere close to having a cure. AIDS is no longer a death sentence, and many people live with the virus for decades and enjoy a good quality of life. We even have ways to keep the virus...