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See the article on safe sex to learn how to reduce the chance of acquiring or spreading HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases. Try not to use injected drugs.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 19, 2008
As of 2001, there is no vaccine effective against AIDS. Several vaccines are currently being investigated, however, both to prevent initial HIV infection and as a therapeutic treatment to prevent HIV from progressing to full-blown AIDS.In the mean...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
As of 2000, there is no vaccine effective against HIV/AIDS. Several vaccines are being investigated, however, both to prevent initial HIV infection and as a therapeutic treatment to prevent HIV from progressing to full-blown AIDS.Several types of ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
As of 2000, there is no vaccine effective against AIDS. Several vaccines to prevent initial HIV infection and disease progression are being tested.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Because no vaccine for HIV is available, the only way to prevent infection by the virus is to avoid behaviors that put a person at risk of infection, such as sharing needles and having unprotected sex. Many people infected with HIV have no symptom...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Possible lines of research include stimulating the immune system to detect and eliminate HIV-infected cells, or genetically transforming the HIV in an infected person so as to render it nonvirulent.Further information on HIV and AIDS is widely ava...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Safe sex means taking precautions during sex that can keep you from getting a sexually transmitted disease(STD), or from giving an STD to your partner. These diseases include genital herpes, genital warts, HIV, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepa...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention The only safe sex is no sex, according to most healthcare providers. Abstinence may be the only true form of "safe" sex, as all forms of sexual contact carry some risk. However, certain precautions and safe behaviors can minimize a person's risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease. As a parent, you can teach your child about safer sex before he/she becomes sexually active.
Source:StayWell
Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention The only safe sex is no sex, according to most healthcare providers. Abstinence may be the only true form of "safe" sex, as all forms of sexual contact carry some risk. However, certain precautions and safe behaviors can minimize a person's risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease. As a parent, you can teach your child about safer sex before he/she becomes sexually active.
Source:StayWell
Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention Sex in a monogamous relationship where neither party is infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) is believed to be "safe." However, many healthcare professionals believe there really is no such thing as "safe" sex. They believe the only way to be truly safe is to abstain - because all forms of sexual contact carry some risk.
Source:StayWell
Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention Sex in a monogamous relationship where neither party is infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) is believed to be "safe." However, many healthcare professionals believe there really is no such thing as "safe" sex. They believe the only way to be truly safe is to abstain - because all forms of sexual contact carry some risk.
Source:StayWell
Universal precautions were described in directives and guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) in 1987, and in standards published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) in 1991. Revisions are p...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
The Precautionary Principle is referred to in the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; the declaration includes the principle,"Nations shall use the precautionary approach to protect the environment. Where there are threats of seri...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Universal precautions are safety procedures established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) and the American Dental Association(ADA).These precautions are used in medical and dental offices to prevent the transmission of infecti...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Often called the president's lead physician in the war against AIDS, Eric P. Goosby, M.D., has been a leading AIDS researcher for nearly two decades. He has directed HIV/AIDS policy for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since 1995.
Source:StayWell
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