Unbelievable but true – malaria is spreading AIDS. This new exposure may surprise you as it has surprised researchers too. Actually, researchers have found that when HIV infected people are attacked by malaria, HIV viral load in their bodies soars up, which increases the possibility that virus would be passed on.
Further, these researchers uncover the fact that people with HIV infection are more vulnerable to malaria because their immune system is already weakened that gives malaria an opportunity to attack easily.
Through this study, one thing is apparent that just targeting HIV/AIDS would not be sufficient and we shall have to target its allies too, among which we could count malaria.
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Via: ABC Online