Sexually transmitted infections constitute economic burden for developing countries, exposure to causative agents is an occupational hazard for female sex workers. Targeted interventions for this population can reduce the incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections including human immunodeficiency virus, but barriers exists which can hinder effective implementation of such progr...

The practice of sex work or exchange (having in for money, drugs, shelter, other things) and the risks HIV sexually transmissible infections (STIs) associated with it differ based on venues where partners meet (e.g., streets, agencies, Internet). Although there is evidence that gay, bisexual, men who have (MSM) use social media dating/hookup applications websites to find sex, little known about...

BACKGROUND Transfusion-transmissible viral infections, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), remain a major public health problem in developing countries. The prevalence of these viral infections among blood donors may reflect the burden of these diseases among populations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the sero-preval...

Introduction Transmissible venereal tumor (TVT), also known as infectious sarcoma, venereal granuloma, transmissible lymphosarcoma or Sticker tumor, is a benign reticuloendothelial tumor of the dog that mainly affects the external genitalia (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2) and occasionally the internal genitalia (Fig. 3a, Fig. 3b, and Fig. 3c). As it is usually transmitted during coitus [1] it mainly occurs...

results the results of this study indicated that the overall hepatitis b vaccine acceptance rate was acceptably high. among all, 53.5% correctly identified that a vaccine to prevent hepatitis b virus infection had been available, 15% had a negative opinion, and 31.5% were neutral. the rations of all three doses of vaccination were 69.3%. conclusions among the respondents, 87% were currently mar...

AIM This article is an exploration of young women's experiences of having a sexually transmitted infection. BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted infections are prevalent worldwide and have serious physical and psychological sequelae. Although some aspects of having sexually transmitted infections have been identified in the literature, the stigmatised nature of these infections means that relative...

background: chlamydia trachomatis (ct) is a common cause of sexually transmitted infections (sti) and a prevalent microorganism found in the vaginal discharge of sexually active women. the infection usually has no symptoms; although it may cause chronic complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease (pid), ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, tubal infertility and cervical cancer. this st...

Entamoeba histolytica has been recently recognised as an emerging sexually transmissible pathogen in men who have sex with men (MSM), causing sporadic outbreaks in countries where it is not endemic. Here we report two closed clusters of invasive amoebiasis occurring in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2016 (four cases) and in January 2017 (four cases).