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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Learning Center
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Multiple Sexual Partners
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AIDS can be transmitted in several ways. The risk factors for HIV transmission vary according to category: Sexual contact. Persons at greatest risk are those who do not practice safe sex, those who are not monogamous, those who participate in anal...
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HIV/AIDS can be transmitted in several ways. The various routes of transmission (and associated risk factors) include: Sexual contact. Persons at greatest risk are those who do not practice safe sex (sex with a condom), those who are not monogamou...
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AIDS can be transmitted in several ways. The risk factors for HIV transmission vary according to category: Sexual contact. Persons at greatest risk are those who do not practice safe sex, are not monogamous, participate in anal intercourse, and ha...
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).
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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...
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Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).
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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, hep...
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Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs. See also: Drug abuse and dependence; Drug abuse first aid.
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Viral and bacterial infections passed from one person to another through sexual contact. Adolescence is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood when profound changes occur. This period of tremendous change fulfills important developme...
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