[Herpetic infections and human immunodeficiency virus]

Co-infection by HIV and HSV viruses his known since AIDS epidemic has started. A better knowledge of the strong relations between the two viruses has demonstrated that HSV infection increases the rate of HIV transmission. HSV2 infection is occurring in younger people below 20 years old where incidence has much increased those last years, in teen agers with a high number of sexual partners. The increase in HIV infection and transmission in HSV positive patients leads to treat genital ulcers to decline the rate of HIV and HSV transmission.