Genital herpes and human immunodeficiency virus: double trouble

Genital herpes and human immunodeficiency virus: double trouble

The synergistic relationship between herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be substantial in developing countries that have high prevalences of both viral infections. Genital herpes, most frequently caused by HSV-2, has become the leading caus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Celum Connie, Levine Ruth, Weaver Marcia, Wald Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2004-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Herpes genitalis/epidemiology
Herpes genitalis/diagnosis
Herpes genitalis/therapy
HIV infections/transmission
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/etiology
Herpesvirus 2, Human/pathogenicity
HIV-1/pathogenicity
Comorbidity
Disease susceptibility
Review literature
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862004000600011

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