[afro-nets] Malaria 'speeds spread of Aids'

["Adebayo Samuel" <adebayosammy@yahoo.com>]

Malaria 'speeds spread of Aids'
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There may be a link between malaria and the spread of the Aids virus across Africa, research by scientists working in Kenya suggests. The study, published in the journal Science, says the way the two diseases interact can help them spread faster. 

When people with Aids contract malaria, it causes a surge of HIV virus in their blood, making them more likely to infect a partner, the research says. 

Meanwhile people weakened by HIV are more likely to catch malaria. 

The diseases are two of the biggest killers in Africa. 

... full story at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/africa/6220072.stm

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Adebayo Samuel 
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