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HSV-2 may be driving force in spread of HIV. (STD is Given the Brush off by Physicians).
Publication: Skin & Allergy News Publication Date: 01-JAN-02 Author: Jancin, Bruce
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COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group
SAN FRANCISCO -- Physicians have long shrugged off genital herpes as basically a trivial infection, when in fact there is persuasive evidence that herpes simplex virus type 2 is a major force driving the AIDS epidemic, Dr. Lawrence Corey said at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Not only do persons infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) have up to a fivefold increased risk of acquiring HIV, it's now clear that coinfection with HIV-1 and HSV-2 increases HIV...
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