- 41. Oral thrush
- (Oral thrush)
- ... body. But sometimes these protective mechanisms fail, which can allow an oral thrush infection to take hold. These illnesses may make you more susceptible to oral thrush infection: HIV/AIDS. The ...
- 42. Tattoos
- (Safety)
- ... and C, HIV/AIDS, and tetanus (Hepatitis B and tetanus vaccines are available to help reduce your risk.) Bleeding Also, if you are unhappy with your tattoo once you have gotten it or later ...
- 43. Food Faux Pas of Adolescence
- (Nutrition)
- ... can determine how much to put on. Coolly resist the subtle pressure from the counterperson to dress up your simple baked potato in layers of sour cream, melted cheese, chives and bacon. Hungry for ...
- 44. Sexual activity
- (Dating & Sex)
- ... But if you choose to have sex, make sure you know the risks and how to stay safe. Always use a condom. HIV, AIDS, and many other diseases are spread during anal, vaginal, or oral intercourse. Gay males ...
- 45. Information for Teens: What You Need to Know About Privacy
- (Teen)
- ... or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV. Also, if you have any infection, it’s important for you and your partner to know so that treatment ...
- 46. Contagious Health Problems in Schools
- (School)
- ... be more serious for people with some hereditary disorders, such as sickle-cell disease, that affect red blood cells. AIDS/HIV Infection AIDS/HIV infection is an increasingly common, life-threatening ...
- 47. Myocarditis
- (Myocarditis)
- ... also are causes of myocarditis. Myocarditis is also common in people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Bacteria. Numerous bacteria may cause myocarditis, including staphylococcus, streptococcus, ...
- 48. Munchausen syndrome
- (Munchausen syndrome)
- ... support groups a false medical history, such as claiming to have had cancer or HIV. Faking symptoms. They may fake symptoms, such as abdominal pain, seizures or passing out. Self-harm. They ...
- 49. Mononucleosis
- (Mononucleosis )
- ... breathing The Epstein-Barr virus can cause much more serious illness in people who have impaired immune systems, such as people with HIV/AIDS or people taking drugs to suppress immunity after an organ ...
- 50. Serious Illnesses and Breastfeeding
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... in the United States who are infected with HIV not to breastfeed, since the virus may be passed in the breast milk to their infant. They may, however, feed their babies pasteurized donor human milk if ...
