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    When a Good Treatment has an Ugly Side

    If you have herpes then you are probably familiar with the drug acyclovir.  It's an anti-viral agent that is often recommended to patients with HSV2 so that recurrences of active herpes are diminished.  The drug is credited with decreasing the number of times you will have painful breakouts, lowering viral load and helping to minimize... Read moreChevron
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    Herpes and HIV: When You Have Both

    Apparently having HIV means you may also be likely to get herpes. The co-infection rates are quite high and add significant health burdens on an individual when they have HIV and then they get herpes.  What's also known is that when someone with HIV gets herpes, the herpes can actually enhance further progression of the HIV viral load. ... Read moreChevron
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    There are two types of HSV, HSV type 1 and 2, and both can cause genital herpes.

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