A substantial proportion of people who contracted mpox (the newly designated name for monkeypox) in the 2022 outbreak were living with HIV, and recent studies have shown that HIV-positive people can develop more severe illness, especially if they are not on antiretroviral treatment and have a low CD4 count.
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Source : Aidsmap
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