Sexually Transmitted Disease/Infection

HIV and AIDs

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus has killed an estimated 36.3 million people globally, about 37 million people are currently infected with the virus with 25 million of that number from Subsaharan Africa. (Source WHO). What is HIV? Human Immunodeficiency Virus targets the immune system to weaken its defences against diseases and infections …

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Chlamydia

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Over 1.7 million cases of Chlamydia were reported in the year 2017 alone. What is Chlamydia? This is a bacteria infection that is mostly passed from one person to another through sexual intercourse. It can be transmitted through oral, anal or vagina sex. Chlamydia is one of the 4 most …

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HIV and Pregnancy.

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HIV in pregnancy is the presence of HIV/AIDs infection in a woman while she is pregnant. This Virus can be passed from a mother to baby during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. Most times, mother to child HIV transmission occurs during delivery when the baby comes into direct contact with the …

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Gonorrhoea

Gonorrhoea has a prevalence of 1.6 to 1.9% of people from age 15-45 in Africa (source WHO). What is Gonorrhea? Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is passed from one person to another through unprotected sexual intercourse either anal, oral or vaginal …

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