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CARE OF PATIENTS WITH ALTERATION/PROBLEMS IN INFECTIOUS AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS: STD, HIV and
AIDS
AIDS
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) - or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - are generally acquired by sexual contact. The organisms (bacteria, viruses or parasites) that cause sexually transmitted diseases may pass from person to person in blood, semen, or vaginal and other bodily fluids.