HIV/AIDS

	Incidence:	900,000 infected in US
	Transmission:	Spread via blood, sexual fluids and breast milk through oral, anal and vaginal sex; IV drug use and mother to child
	Symptoms:	Silent disease in the beginning Flu-like symptoms (fever, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, headaches, joint pain) most doctors and patients dismiss it as common cold/flu) Encephalitis or meningitis Night sweats Easy bruising, weakness Average time for HIV infection to progress to AIDS is 8-11 years
	Results:	-AIDS (average time for HIV infection to progress to AIDS is 8-11 years with medication) -Candida fungus, herpes simples, TB, pneumonia -Increase risk of cancer -Neurologic illness -Syndrome of body wasting -Death
	Treatment:	No cure and a lifelong illness Combination of anti-retroviral drugs to help immune system
	Risk Factors:	Unprotected sex Association of sex and alcohol Multiple sex partners History of previous STDs HIV positive

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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Herpes (viral)
Hepatitis B (HBV) viral
Hepatitis C (HCV) viral
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