Scrub Typhus In HIV Patients-A Ray of Hope

(1), transmitted bytrombiculid mites (Leptotrombidium deliense) (2,3,4).It is an established fact that in HIV-1-infected individuals,viral load rises transiently in presence of any acute infectionwith another organism. Transient rises in HIV viral loadhave also been reported following immune activation byintercurrent infection, immunization, and even tuberculinskin testing. But many studies especially over the last decadewere prompted by the unexpected finding that HIV-1 copynumber fell instead of rising during an acute infection with