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When u have herpes, is it obvious that u are hiv positive?


When u have herpes, is it obvious that u are hiv positive?

HSV (herpes) and HIV are totally unrelated viruses.

HSV lives in the nervous system and is not even blood related
HIV is in the bloodstream

There are succeptability to have it
The open sores of herpes do play a role in the spread of HIV. A person with a herpes sore is three to five times more likely to acquire HIV if exposed to an HIV-positive sex partner. Also, people with HIV and herpes have an increased amount of HIV fluid in their open herpes sores, which increases the risk of transmitting both diseases to a partner during unprotected sex.
This allows HIV to be transmitted much more effectively. People with herpes who are co-infected with HIV are more likely to transmit the virus, especially during outbreaks, and people who are HIV negative but infected with herpes are more likely to be effectively exposed to the virus when having sex with an HIV-positive partner by virtue of the broken skin resulting from a viral outbreak. Other STDs also increase the likelihood of HIV transmission, but because of the physical effects of herpes virus infection on the skin of the genitals, treating infected individuals can potentially play a significant role in controlling the spread of HIV.

well u wouldn't necisarally have herpes as well as hiv. they are totally different viruses and unrelated to each other. its not always obvious that u have either herpes, unless they have an outbreak that u can see, or hiv which can be dormant for months even years.
u wouldn't guess that i have herpes but i do but don't have hiv and hope never to get hiv.
herpes = HSV
human imune deficiancy virus = HIV
human papiloma virus = HPV

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