May 2007

HIV Risk Associated with Different Types of Sexual Activity

May 24, 2007

Sexual contact is the most common route of HIV transmission. By December 2001, 51% of all HIV infections among adolescents and adults reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were sexually transmitted (35% by male homosexual contact, 11% by heterosexual contact in females, 5% by heterosexual contact in males). Worldwide, heterosexual transmission is the most common route of HIV infection. Given the importance of sexual transmission in the HIV epidemic, many HIV prevention strategies have focused on identifying and promoting safer-sex practices. ..

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A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Syphilis

May 18, 2007

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. This infection can be passed from a mother to her child during pregnancy. It is very rare that syphilis can be spread by other ways. The main two ways are the ones I mentioned above and that is through sexual contact and mother to child. Syphilis is extremely small and can live almost anywhere...

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HIV Testing

May 11, 2007

In some parts of the world where HIV infection rates are the highest, the one factor that seems to keep the HIV epidemic going strong is that many people don’t realize they are HIV infected. They in turn unknowingly infect others through unprotected sex. It’s obvious that one of the best ways to slow the HIV infection rate is to make sure people are aware of their HIV status by getting HIV tested. Let’s take a closer look at HIV testing...

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10 Things You Need to Know About STDs

May 07, 2007

Safe sex in mandatory! According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases occur each year in the U.S. with approximately half among 15- to 24-year-olds. More than 50% of people worldwide will become infected with an STD in their lifetime. If you still think it can’t happen to you, here are 10 things you need to know about STDs…..

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HPV & Women

May 02, 2007

HPV stands for human papilloma virus. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus. It can be passed through genital contact such as anal and vaginal sex. Another way it can be passed on is from skin to skin contact. At some point in the life of sexually active men and women at least 50 percent will acquire HPV. By the age of 50 at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital warts. According to the CDC each year over 6 million Americans will get a new genital HPV infection. ..

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Black Leaders Draft National Action Plan to End AIDS

May 01, 2007

The National Black Leader’s AIDS Strategic Planning Summit brought together sixteen African-American organizations from the faith-based, media, civil rights and a political sector to discuss the impact HIV/AIDS is having on the African-American community. Organized by the Black AIDS Institute, The Balm in Gilead, and the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, the primary purpose of the coalition is to create a national action plan to stop AIDS in Black communities within the next five years. ..

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