How Other STDs Increase Risk of HIV

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Joined: September 2007
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Added: September 18, 2007 | Time 01:49 | Views: 438

Phil Johnson, M.D. discusses how having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) other than HIV (such as herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia) can increase the risk of contracting or transmitting HIV. Preventing and treating other STDs is therefore an important step for preventing the transmission of HIV.

Topics: HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease

Tags: aids, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, hiv, sexually transmitted disease, STDs, syphilis

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