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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) involve bacterial or viral infections of the male or female genitals and reproductive organs, which may be symptomatic or asymptomatic.
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are prevalent and consequential bacterial or viral infections that are transmitted from an infected to an uninfected individual during sexual contact that may involve hand-genital, mouth-genital, or genital-genital contacts. Bacterial STIs such as chlamydia and gonorrhea may be cured with antibiotic treatment, and viral STIs, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV), human papillomavirus (HPV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cannot be cured, but they can be controlled to a lesser or greater extent by way of a variety of medical interventions. One very common STI – HPV – is vaccine preventable (Fisher & Steben, in press).
STIs may affect the sexual health, reproductive health, relationship health, and mental health of infected and...
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Fisher, W.A. (2014). Sexually Transmitted Infection(s). In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2691
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