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HIV Transmission
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(Category)
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Infectious diseases
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(Infectious diseases)
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... anti-rejection drugs for a transplanted organ, which suppress your immune system
You have HIV or AIDS
You have certain types of cancer or other disorders that affect your immune system
In addition, ...
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Typhoid fever
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(Typhoid fever)
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... weakened by medications such as corticosteroids or diseases such as HIV/AIDS
Drink water contaminated by sewage that contains S. typhi
Intestinal bleeding or holes The most serious complication ...
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Tuberculosis
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(Tuberculosis)
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... into the air via coughs and sneezes.
Tuberculosis was once rare in developed countries, but the number of TB cases began increasing in 1985. Part of the increase was caused by the emergence of HIV, the ...
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Ringworm (scalp)
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(Ringworm (scalp) )
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... granule medication that can be added to food or a beverage. Common side effects include diarrhea, upset stomach, stomach pain, rash, itching, hives, and changes in taste or loss of taste. There is a small ...
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Nipples Sucked Risk of HIV Infection
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(HIV Transmission)
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HIV can be transmitted from an HIV-infected mom to her infant via breastfeeding. This is due to many factors, including the quantity of breast milk and the underdeveloped immune system of babies. For adults ...
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Lesbian and Bisexual Health Fact Sheet
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(Lesbian and Bisexual Women)
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... as HIV). When lesbians get these less common STIs, it may be because they also have had sex with men, especially when they were younger. It is also important to remember that some of ...
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Substance Abuse
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(Gay and Bisexual Men's Health)
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... increased risk for HIV infection and other STDs, especially methamphetamines, amyl nitrates (poppers) and drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction. Individuals under the influence of drugs ...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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(Gay and Bisexual Men's Health)
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... lead to the development of anal and oral cancer. Men who have sex with men are 17 times more likely to develop anal cancer than heterosexual men. Men who are HIV-positive are even more likely than those ...
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Vulvar cancer
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(Vulvar cancer)
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... increases the risk of vulvar cancer.
Being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).This sexually transmitted virus weakens the immune system, which may make you more susceptible to HPV infections, ...
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Serosorting among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
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(Gay and Bisexual Men's Health)
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... to reduce their HIV risk. This means they try to limit unprotected anal sex to partners with the same HIV status as their own. However, MSM who practice serosorting are at greater risk for ...
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HIV/AIDS
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(Gay and Bisexual Men's Health)
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The overall number of new HIV cases – referred to as HIV incidence – has remained relatively stable at approximately 50,000 new cases annually in US. However, the number of new cases ...
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Viral gastroenteritis
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(Viral gastroenteritis)
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... passed along — and flourish.
Anyone with a weakened immune system. If your resistance to infection is low — for instance, if your immune system is compromised by HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy or another ...
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Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
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(Gay and Bisexual Men's Health)
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... causes of death are heart disease and cancer. However, among men who have sex with men (MSM), there are higher rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), tobacco and drug use, and depression ...
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Plantar warts
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(Plantar warts)
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... not use at-home treatments
You have a weakened immune system because of HIV/AIDS, immune-suppressing drugs or other immune system disorders
You have any doubt that the lesion is a wart
In these ...
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Preventing Unplanned Parenthood
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(Dating & Sex)
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... they can look at a partner and “tell” if he has a disease, but you can explain that even if someone says he’s been “tested,” he may still have HIV, genital warts, or herpes. People carry and transmit all ...
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Contagious Health Problems in Schools
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(School)
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... 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 ...
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Latex allergy
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(Latex allergy)
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... can worsen with repeated exposure to latex.
Mild symptoms Mild latex allergy symptoms include:
Itching
Skin redness
Hives or rash
More-severe symptoms Latex allergy symptoms that are more ...
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HIV/AIDS
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(HIV/AIDS)
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AIDS is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms ...
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Hepatitis B Test
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(STD Combo Pack)
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... by the chronic infection.
The hepatitis B virus is 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV.
Hepatitis B virus is an important occupational hazard for health workers.
Hepatitis B is preventable with ...
