Even healed herpes sores boost HIV risk
According to new research, people who have healed genital herpes sores are at a higher risk of contracting the HIV virus. Scientists say this is because the immune-cell environment associated with genital herpes is a favorable environment for the HIV virus, even after healing has occurred and herpes has been treated with medications.
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63 years old. Other than sexual contact, how is the virus transmitted?
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I am a 63 year old woman whose blood test came back...
