
An Italian man has tested positive for COVID-19, monkeypox and HIV at the same time after returning from a short trip to Spain, according to researchers from the University of Catania in Italy.
The scientists reported in the Journal of Infection that the 36-year-old, who has not been identified, had a fever, sore throat, fatigue and headache.
In Spain, the man told doctors he had had unprotected sex with other men.
There are 632.4 million people living with all three viruses individually.
-The World Health Organization (WHO) said there have been over 594 million confirmed cases of COVID worldwide as of Wednesday.
-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed about 44,503 cases of monkeypox worldwide as of Wednesday.
-WHO reported in July that 38.4 million people were living with HIV worldwide in 2021.