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Can A Person Have Both Hsv1 And Hsv2
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non-HSV1, non-HSV2 herpes coinfections, valtrex, and hiv viral loadI am hiv positive and I do NOT have HSV-1 or HSV-2 as confirmed by negative serology tests and lack of symptoms in clinical presentation. I was prescribed a 10-day course of Valtrex for treatment of what my physician thought to be an atypical...
Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.
AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast
I don't have any experience with Valtrex suppression of non-HSV infections in HIV-infected patients. For HSV suppression, most of our patients are on acyclovir or Valtrex and both of these medications work quite well. Your situation is somewhat...
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HSV1 & HSV2Hi,I am disgnosed with HSV1 & HSV2 thru a blood test culture. I did had protection on, but... Read more »HSV1 - Can it cause genital herpesIf a girl giving a man oral sex has HSV1, can the man contract this on his penis? Will he exhibit... Read more »
Articles
People With HSV-2 Are Probably Two to Three Times More Lkely to Contract HIVDoctors are warning that genital herpes (HSV-2) -- which is believed to infect an estimated one in eight Australians -- can facilitate HIV infection. Dr. Darren Russell, director of Cairns Sexual Health, said people with HSV-2 are probably two to... Read more »
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) Seroprevalence at the Time of HIV-1 Diagnosis and Seroincidence After HIV-1 Diagnosis in an Ethnically Diverse Cohort of HIV-1-Infected PersonsResearchers in the current study sought to determine herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence at HIV-1 diagnosis and seroincidence one year or more after HIV diagnosis. HSV type-specific antibodies were detected using enzyme immunoassay in... Read more »
Acyclovir and Transmission of HIV-1 From Persons Infected With HIV-1 and HSV-2"Most persons who are infected with [HIV-1] are also infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which is frequently reactivated and is associated with increased plasma and genital levels of HIV-1," wrote the authors. "Therapy to suppress... Read more »
Surprisingly, Acyclovir for HSV-2 Treatment Fails to Curtail HIV AcquisitionIn this summary of her study, Connie Celum, M.D., of the University of Washington at Seattle, discusses surprisingly disappointing results from a study examining whether the use of acyclovir to treat herpes simplex virus type-2 infection can, in... Read more »
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HSV-2 WAYS OF INFECTION
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Are there any facts about how HSV-2 is transmitted?I have read that it can be contracted from genital to genital, and from genital to mouth - But what if I receive oral from a girl... Can she pass HSV2 from her mouth to my genitals? Read more » positive for hsv2 jackie help
Posted by Anonymous
Hi jackie I received my hsv1 and 2 tests and both were positive do you think that having hsv2 will delay my seroconversion thats why I have tested negative on pcr at 4 month and antibody negative at 5 month please jackie answer PRCRead more » exposure with hsv2
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hello would an exposure with unk status female(I'm male) but possibly have hsv2 delay hiv testing for positive? Is it such a thing as hiv hiding in the nerve cells where the herpes virus is? Thanks for answering. GOD BLess you all.Read more » Oral - HIV/HSV-2/Hep B
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I know that the odds of getting HIV via oral sex are very low, but what about HSV-2 or Hep B ? What is the likelihood with only 1 brief oral encounter (cunnilingus) ?
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