Medical Science · Infectious Diseases
The primary reason that a herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is a serious concern for a patient with HIV is that HSV:
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- 1Causes severe and immediate life-threatening electrolyte imbalances
- 2Directly leads to the development of cervical cancer in almost all patients
- 3Is curable only after a minimum of one continuous year of intravenous antiviral therapy
- 4Acts as an opportunistic infection that thrives due to the compromised immune system✓
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Acts as an opportunistic infection that thrives due to the compromised immune system
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