How STDs increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV
Monday, September 8, 2008 - 08:56
in Health & Medicine
Individuals who have a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., genital herpes, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and chlamydia) and women with yeast and bacterial vaginal infections have an increased risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to the virus through sexual contact...
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