Posted by shy_guy on February 08, 2001 at 21:23:07:
In Reply to: More STD Answers posted by DrDick on February 08, 2001 at 07:27:28:
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Ulcerating diseases such as herpes and syphilis, and infections such as gonorrhea and chlamydia that cause generalized inflammation in the genital tract, break down host defenses and increase risk of catching HIV from an HIV-infected partner. Furthermore, the inflammation in the genital tract caused by STD's that include but are not limited to some on the aforementioned list increase the number of white blood cells in the genital tract, including T4 lymphocytes which are the target cells for HIV, therefore increasing the risk of catching HIV from an HIV-infected partner. Finally, via mechanisms not well understood, the presence of HSV infection in an HIV-infected person increases the number of HIV particles in the sexual fluids, thereby increasing the risk of passing on HIV to an uninfected partner. Shy Guy
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