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Could herpes simplex act like hiv?

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: Hiv and herpes are not the same and their manifestations are not similar. They are often found together however and in general, herpetic infections tend to cause much more severe symptoms when a patient also has hiv.

Dr Chiu agreed

Answered 9/15/2014

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