Expert Author: Sarah Hyllok | Submitted: 2008-07-07 | Word Count: 419 | Views: 8 If you're sexually active, you must be aware of the wide variety of stds that can put you at risk. just take a look at the sexually transmitted disease guide we've compiled below and discover all the information you need. There's a wide variety of sexually transmitted infections and stds, so take a look at the info we've given below and discover how to protect yourself against them.
Read MoreExpert Author: Sarah Hyllok | Submitted: 2008-07-01 | Word Count: 437 | Views: 31 From the moment we start to become sexually active, we begin to put ourselves at risk from STDs. There are a vast variety of STDs that can place us at risk and we want to use this guide to tell you some more about them, in addition to tips on the ways you can protect yourself from them and hints on where to get treatment. Do not use this sexual health guide as a substitute for visiting your doctor or sexual health centre. If you have got any concerns about any part of your sexual health, please ensure that you go to one of these places immediately.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 427 | Views: 45 HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection has now spread to every country in the world and has infected more than 40 million people worldwide as of the end of 2003. More than 1.1 million people in the United States have been infected with HIV. The scourge of HIV has been particularly devastating in Sub-Saharan Africa. The proportion of adult women among those infected with HIV is increasing.
Read MoreExpert Author: Sarah Hyllok | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 432 | Views: 19 As soon as you start to become sexually active, you must be aware of the vast variety of sexually transmitted diseases that could affect you. Just take a glimpse at the guide to sexually transmitted diseases that we have created below and you'll discover all you need to know. These days, there is a wide range of sexually transmitted infections and sexually transmitted diseases, so take a look at the info that we have given below and you'll be able to learn how to protect yourself against them.
Read MoreExpert Author: Sarah Hyllok | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 440 | Views: 30 If you're sexually active, you must know about the wide range of sexually transmitted diseases that can put you at risk. Simply take a look at the guide to sexually transmitted diseases that we have compiled below and you'll be able to discover all the information you need. There is a wide variety of STIs and sexually transmitted diseases, so have a look at the info we have provided below and learn how to protect yourself against them.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-01 | Word Count: 533 | Views: 23 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a condition that gradually destroys the body's immune defense system and makes the body vulnerable to opportunistic diseases. It is caused by infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). After HIV invades the body, it lives and multiplies in the white blood cells, which are the cells that protect the body from disease. As the virus multiplies, it damages or kills these and other cells, and the body becomes prey to a wide range of disease-causing microbes.
Read MoreExpert Author: Steve S | Submitted: 2008-05-12 | Word Count: 402 | Views: 15 In this day and age, we've all been told that STD testing is important for those who are sexually active, but there is a lot more to know about STD testing than "just do it." Who is a candidate for STD testing? What's involved in the process? When should you be tested for STDs? Why is it so important? Learn what everybody ought to know about STD testing.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-04-17 | Word Count: 541 | Views: 35 Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-04-17 | Word Count: 599 | Views: 23 HIV is a type of virus called a retrovirus. Like all viruses, it must invade the cells of other organisms to survive and reproduce. HIV multiplies in the human immune system's CD4+ T cells and kills vast numbers of the cells it infects. The result is disease symptoms.
Read MoreExpert Author: Wangeci Kinyanjui | Submitted: 2008-01-20 | Word Count: 508 | Views: 75 This in turn facilitates the easy entry of any type of virus being benefited by this created environment. Remember it's difficult to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases in women. The possibility of you living with it several months without noticing anything is high.
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Read MoreExpert Author: Oliver Hartman | Submitted: 2007-10-24 | Word Count: 427 | Views: 67 HIV AIDS discrimination persists today and is especially harmful in the workplace where it can lead to illegal non-hiring and firing practices that leave the victims in peril.
Read MoreExpert Author: Oliver Hartman | Submitted: 2007-09-26 | Word Count: 496 | Views: 76 HIV/AIDS continues to dramatically affect people all over the world despite preventive measures such as educational awareness and testing programs and treatment initiatives such as drug research and development. See how the disease is changing and learn powerful ways you can help as an individual.
Read MoreExpert Author: Bob Taylor | Submitted: 2007-09-09 | Word Count: 500 | Views: 87 Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterium, sexually transmitted infection that can cause major damage to the female reproductive organs if not diagnosed and treated effectively. In the United States this genital infection occurs frequently among sexually active young persons.
Read MoreExpert Author: Anand R | Submitted: 2007-01-28 | Word Count: 377 | Views: 293 The most effective treatment for the Chlamydia disease is antibiotics. Sometimes a single does of antibiotics will cure the disease. Two of the most commonly used antibiotics prescribed for this disease are: azithromycin (Zithromaxa) and doxycycline (Atridox, Bio-Tablets). These treatments can last as long as one day or seven days depending on the type of antibiotics you are prescribed.
Read MoreExpert Author: Julia Jones | Submitted: 2007-01-25 | Word Count: 625 | Views: 247 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 6.2 million new cases of sexually transmitted HPV infections reported every year. Health experts estimate there are more cases of genital HPV infection than any other STI in the United States.
Read MoreExpert Author: Kate Miller | Submitted: 2006-12-03 | Word Count: 539 | Views: 299 With HIV individual infections at 2.4 million, America represents the third largest region with HIV infections. Initially it was among homosexual men and injecting drug users but now it is increasing among poor and less educated parts of the population.
Read MoreExpert Author: Kate Miller | Submitted: 2006-12-03 | Word Count: 405 | Views: 296 The National HIV Testing Day is beneficial to all. It is beneficial to both the HIV positive as well as the HIV negative. The counseling and testing helps people with HIV virus to take steps to protect their own health and at the same time the health of their partners. It also helps people who test negative to get information and knowledge to protect them from being infected.
Read MoreExpert Author: Kate Miller | Submitted: 2006-12-03 | Word Count: 382 | Views: 328 The HIV virus is of two types, HIV1 and HIV2. When worldwide, people generally talk of HIV they refer to HIV1. The relatively uncommon HIV2 is concentrated in West Africa and is rarely found anywhere else.
Read MoreExpert Author: Kate Miller | Submitted: 2006-12-03 | Word Count: 547 | Views: 260 It is a relationship that involves a lot of emotions and anxieties. When in a relationship a partner is aware of being infected with a disease that could cause death, brings in a lot of anxieties. It is obvious not only at the time of diagnosis but throughout the relationship.
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