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This is the first known co-infection case of the 3 viruses and it is yet to be understood whether the combination may aggravate the patient's condition.

In a first, a 36-year-old man in Italy tested positive for Monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV at the same time. Experts pointed out that this is the first known co-infection case of the 3 viruses and it is yet to be understood whether the combination may aggravate the patient's condition.

On returning from a trip to Spain, the man developed fever, a sore throat, fatigue, headache and inflammation of the groin. Three days after the symptoms appeared, he tested positive for COVID.

Next, he started developing severe skin rashes, then the formation of pustules. On visiting a hospital's emergency department for the symptoms, he was referred to the infectious disease unit for admission.

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