PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, Aids, Herpes Labialis
15 Dec 2019
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Chapter 8- sexually transmitted infections: at the junction of biology and behaviour. Back to the future: stis past and present. A brief history of syphilis and herpes: theories around the origins of syphilis, one of the oldest stis on record, some speculate columbus and his fellow explorers brought the infection from the new. A brief history of hiv/aids: emergence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) shortly after genital herpes became a widespread concern, aids epidemic began june 15, 1981 with the publication of a brief article in the us. Centres for disease control"s morbidity and mortality weekly report concerning unusual infections seen in five same-sex oriented men in la. Gonorrhea: prevalence, highest among canadian men who have sex with men and travellers who have had sex with locals while travelling abroad. In women, can spread to uterus and fallopian tubes, cause pid and affect fertility.
