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AIDS can be transmitted in several ways. The risk factors for HIV transmission vary according to category:.Sexual contact.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
HIV/AIDS can be transmitted in several ways. The various routes of transmission(and associated risk factors) include:.Sexual contact.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
AIDS can be transmitted in several ways. The risk factors for HIV transmission vary according to category:.Sexual contact.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost or depleted blood components, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deli...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous(IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient''s vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous(comprised of the patient''s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''s ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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
Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs.Substance abuse; Illicit drug abuse; Narcotic abuse; Hallucinogen abuse.MARIJUANA(also called"grass,""pot,""reefer,""joint,""hashish,""cannabis,""weed,...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Detailed information on sexually transmitted diseases, including causes, diagnosis, and prevention
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on sexually transmitted diseases, including causes, diagnosis, and prevention
Source:StayWell
For example, initiation of sexual intercourse and experimentation with alcohol and drugs are normative adolescent behaviors. However, these behaviors often result in negative health outcomes such as the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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