The role of sexually transmitted infections in hiv transmission

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dc.contributor.authorOgunsola, F.T.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-18T12:04:07Z
dc.date.available2020-03-18T12:04:07Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionStaff Publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractSexually transmitted infections (STls) are a major cause of acute illness, infertility, long-term dis- ability, and death worldwide. In 1999, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 340 million new cases of four curable STls- syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis- occurred in men and women aged 15 to 49 years (1). Apart from contributing significantly to mor- bidity and mortality, STls are often associated with increased sexual transmission of HIV. STls traditionally include all contagious infections in which the principal mode of transmission is sexual contact with mucous membranes and/or skin surfaces. Initially, only a few infections- such as syphilis and gonorrhea-were considered to be sexually transmitted (2). The WHO has since broadened this definition, however, to include more than 20 bacteria, viruses, fungi, and pro- tozoa (1,3) (Tabl7 5-1). Bacterial infections that are primarily transmitted sexually include syphilis (freponema pallidum); gonorrhea (Neisseriagonorrhoeae); lymphogranuloma venereurn (Chlamydia t.-a- chomatis); chancroid (HaemoJihilus ducreyi); and non-specific urethritis and cervicitis (Ureaplasma ure- alyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium). Common sexually transmitted viruses include human immunodeficiency virus, herpes simplex type 2, various strains of human papillomavirus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human herpes virus type 8, and human T-cell Iyrnphotrophic virus.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOgunsola F.T. (2004). The role of sexually transmitted infections in HUV transmission. S93-130.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8143
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSexually transmitted infections (STls)en_US
dc.subjectInfertilityen_US
dc.subjectWorld health organizationen_US
dc.subjectIllnessesen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleThe role of sexually transmitted infections in hiv transmissionen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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