An antiviral drug commonly taken for genital herpes seems to suppress HIV, the AIDS virus, in people harboring both pathogens, a study in West Africa finds. The report bolsters the notion that the two viruses have some biological interplay and suggests that herpes drugs might slow the spread of HIV.
Researchers identified 136 women in Burkina Faso who were infected with both genital herpes and HIV.
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