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Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Infections

A View of the Past and an Assessment of Present Challenges

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a group of contagious diseases most commonly transmitted “from person to person by close, intimate contact.” Although most of this contact has traditionally been sexual intercourse, many categories of sexual practices permit transmission from “person to person.” Vertical transmission from mother to newborn is also possible. The means of transmission unite these diseases—not etiologies, symptoms, or clinical consequences.

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    Anita L. Nelson MD (Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Nelson, A.L. (2006). Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Infections. In: Nelson, A.L., Woodward, J., Wysocki, S. (eds) Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-040-9_1

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