Category: Diseases and Treatment
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Genital warts are an effective method of prevention
Since 2017, children under 15 years of age need 2 doses of vaccine against HPV – human papillomavirus. A new study by Boston Medical Center, published in the well-known STD Journal, is the first scientific publication demonstrating clinical data confirming the recommendations of health organizations around the world regarding two doses of HPV vaccine to…
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Oral sex generates incurable bacteria
Oral sex is one of the main reasons for the appearance of dangerous strains of the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae — the causative agent of gonorrhea. The non-use of condoms in this type of sexual contact is the basis of its mass distribution. With each subsequent transmission of the pathogen, various strains of bacteria are becoming…
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What does chlamydia have in common with a persistent cough?
Chlamydia is interesting little bacteria. Yes, all bacteria are small by our standards, but when it comes to chlamydia, they are really small and in size resemble a virus more than a bacterium. Often associated with sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydia is also responsible for other lesions – the eyes and respiratory system… What distinguishes chlamydia…
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Zika virus
The risk associated with the Zika virus for pregnant women and their children is a relatively new phenomenon in medicine since only recently the virus began to spread widely among the population of South America. Like any unknown and potentially dangerous thing, the Zika virus has managed to cause serious public upheaval. Medical workers are…
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Gonococcus
We continue to study sexually transmitted diseases. Especially in summer, they become extremely important along with the knowledge to protect against them. This time, the gonococcal infection comes to the fore. Gonococcal bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhea) equally affect representatives of both sexes and are transmitted to sexual partners through direct contact with any types of mucous…
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I had risky sex- now?
It’s summer, it’s warm, and no one changes clothes. He is full of life day and night. Everything reminds me of romance and passion. And this often leads to summer misdemeanors, but if you are not in a relationship and do not have sexually transmitted diseases – what can go wrong? Risky sex, any sexual…
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Pills before sex cut AIDS risk by 85%
The drug, which has a strong antiviral effect against the AIDS virus, may turn out to be the most reliable means of preventing a dangerous disease that has been developed so far. The Lancet magazine reports that the pharmaceutical product will soon be available to the public throughout the UK. The innovative tool is called…
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Oral sex and throat cancer
Oral sex risks throat cancer Oral sex has been cited as one of the major causes of oral cancer and cancer of the throat (cancer of the oropharynx). There are three key factors that determine the risk of developing cancer in those who regularly engage in oral sex: Floor; Smoking; Number of sexual partners; Based…