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1 online resource (xvi, 509 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Part I. -- Epidemiology, Physiology, and Immunology -- 1. -- Global Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- INTRODUCTION -- HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES -- GENITAL HERPES -- CYTOMEGALOVIRUS -- EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS -- HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8 (HHV8) -- HEPATITIS B -- HEPATITIS DELTA -- HEPATITIS C -- HEPATITIS A -- HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION -- CHLAMYDIA -- SYPHILIS -- GONORRHEA -- THE TROPICAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES -- TRICHOMONIASIS |
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2. -- The Genital Tract: Anatomical, Developmental, and Microbiological Factors Affecting Sexually Transmitted Disease AcquisitionINTRODUCTION -- ANATOMY OF THE FEMALE GENITAL TRACT -- BLOOD SUPPLY TO AND LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT -- ANATOMY OF THE MALE GENITAL TRACT: GENITALIA -- GENITAL TRACT INFECTIONS -- 3. -- Mucosal Immunity in the Human Reproductive Tract: Balancing Reproductive Potential with Protection against Sexually Transmitted Pathogens -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT -- INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT |
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ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY IN THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACTMUCOSAL IMMUNITY TO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED PATHOGENS -- NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE -- CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS -- CANDIDA ALBICANS -- IMMUNOLOGY OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT -- SUMMARY -- Part II. -- Strategies forPrevention and Control -- 4. -- Contextual Factors Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections -- INTRODUCTION -- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION RISK -- PREVENTION AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES -- PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT -- CONCLUSIONS |
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5. -- Abstinence and Curricular Approaches to Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention for AdolescentsINTRODUCTION -- ABSTINENCE, SEX, AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT -- ABSTINENCE AS A STRATEGY TO PREVENT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS -- ABSTINENCE-ONLY SEX EDUCATION -- COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION -- SUPPORT FOR ABSTINENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 6. -- Male Circumcision: A Tool for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- INTRODUCTION -- PREVALENCE OF MALE CIRCUMCISION -- MALE CIRCUMCISION REDUCES URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS |
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MALE CIRCUMCISION REDUCES PENILE INFLAMMATORY DISORDERSMALE CIRCUMCISION FOR HIV PREVENTION AMONG HETEROSEXUAL MEN -- MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2 PREVENTION -- MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR HPV PREVENTION -- MALE CIRCUMCISION AND BACTERIAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES -- MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE PREVENTION AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN -- MALE CIRCUMCISION AND HIV TRANSMISSION TO FEMALE PARTNERS -- MALE CIRCUMCISION AND HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AMONG FEMALE PARTNERS -- MALE CIRCUMCISION PREVENTS BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND TRICHOMONIASIS AMONG FEMALE PARTNERS |
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THE BIOLOGICAL PLAUSIBILITY OF MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR REDUCTION OF VIRAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES |
| Summary |
The last decade has seen a huge amount of change in the area of sexually transmitted infection control and prevention, including the development of high-profile vaccines for preventing the spread of cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), novel control methods for HIV and AIDS, and even the discussion of more widespread use of controversial abstinence-only sex education programs. Fully revised and updated to reflect the changes of the past ten years, Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Vaccines, Control and Prevention 2nd Edition brings researchers, clinical investigato |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sexually transmitted diseases -- Prevention.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- prevention & control
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
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MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
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Sexually transmitted diseases -- Prevention
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stanberry, Lawrence R
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Rosenthal, Susan N
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| LC no. |
2012540006 |
| ISBN |
9780124157569 |
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0124157564 |
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