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Chapter 45 - Sexually Transmitted Genital Infections

Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Hepatitis, HIV

from Section 2D - Sexually Transmitted Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2024

By
Brigitte Maria Frey Tirri
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women's Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is an infectious disease affecting the immune system [3–5]. It was first described in 1981 and has become over the years one of the most devastating diseases in humankind. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Around the world, 38 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2019 (World Health Organization (WHO) Statement). About 33 million people have died.

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Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 280 - 286
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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