FIGURE 5-1. Intercurrent infections and HIV viral load: A conceptual example of someone who might be more infectious at different times in the course of their HIV infection, depending on coinfections, notably sexually transmitted infections.

FIGURE 5-1Intercurrent infections and HIV viral load: A conceptual example of someone who might be more infectious at different times in the course of their HIV infection, depending on coinfections, notably sexually transmitted infections

NOTE: HSV-2 = herpes simplex virus type 2; TB = tuberculosis.

SOURCE: Informed by Cohen and Pilcher, 2005.

From: 5, Intersection of HIV and STIs

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Sexually Transmitted Infections: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine;Health and Medicine Division;Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice;Committee on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States; Crowley JS, Geller AB, Vermund SH, editors.
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