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STD Awareness: HIV and AIDS
Our immune systems are beautiful things, refined through millions of years of evolution. The immune system’s complexity is testament to the “arms race” that has been taking place between our species...
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Can Oral Herpes Be Spread to Genitals?
A cold sore on the lower lip on the second day after onset. Image: CDC Herpes simplex virus is mystifying, fascinating, and sneaky. Mystifying because we have yet to unravel all of its secrets;...
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Teen Talk: What Is Kissing Disease?
If you’re a total dork like me, you might have some plush microbes hanging out on your desk or in your bedroom. The one that represents Epstein-Barr virus is especially adorable (look to your right and...
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STD Awareness: The Surprising Sexual Transmission of Non-STDs
What is a sexually transmitted disease, or STD? If someone catches their partner’s cold during sex, is that cold an STD? According to the Office on Women’s Health, an STD is “an infection passed from...
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From HPV to Cancer to Dry Mouth
Despite what a lot of people might think, oral sex is sex — not “third base,” not “everything but” — carrying with it the potential for both pleasure and disease transmission. That includes oral...
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