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Gonorrhoea or gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap, [7] is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [8] Infection may involve the genitals, mouth, or rectum. [9] Gonorrhea is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, [1] or from a mother to a child during birth. [1]
In the United States there were 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections in 2010. [104] In 2010, 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections occurred in women in the United States. [5] A 2008 CDC study found that 25–40% of U.S. teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex. [1] [2] The most prevalent STIs may be carried by a significant fraction of the human population.
If you are dropping off a ballot for another voter, it must be during business hours, a new Ohio Secretary of State directive says. Local Dems call change to ballot drop-off in Ohio an ...
Condoms are an effective method for blocking the transmission of most sexually transmitted infections (with HPV a notable exception). [ citation needed ] However, a variety of social factors (including, but not limited to, the sexual disempowerment of women in many cultures) limit the feasibility of condom use. [ 35 ]
In July 2010, the White House announced a major change in its HIV/AIDS policy; the "National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States" stated that "the continued existence and enforcement of these types of laws [that criminalize HIV infection] run counter to scientific evidence about routes of HIV transmission and may undermine the public health goals of promoting HIV screening and treatment."
A small town in eastern Ohio has been rocked by a train derailment that spilled a number of hazardous chemicals into the air and ground, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and sparking ...
Location of Hartford in Trumbull County, Ohio. Hartford is an unincorporated community in central Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. [1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44424. [2] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 305. The community is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan ...