День: 14.11.2015

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Symptoms

Symptoms of first-time scabies infections may not appear for up to 2 months after the per­son has been infested by the mites (Centers for Disease Control, 2009m). Small vesicles or pimplelike bumps occur in the area where the female mite tunnels into the skin. A red rash around the primary lesion indicates the area where […]

Russian Dolls

Is there some easy way to envision the double-sided process that connects the production of gendered knowledge about the body on the one surface to the materialization of gender within the body on the other?90 While no metaphor is perfect, Russian nesting dolls have always fascinated me. As I take apart each outer doll, I […]

Early Detection

If you already have a sexually transmitted infection, early detection and management of the infection are important and can help lessen the possibility of infecting others. Be sure to notify your sexual partners as soon as a positive diagnosis is made to help reduce the chances that someone else will become infected. As we discussed […]

The Middle East and North Africa

There are a total of 510,000 people estimated to be living with HIV and AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa, although it has been difficult to collect actual numbers (UNAIDS, 2005b). Intravenous drug use, the sharing of needles, men having sex with men, prostitution, and low condom usage have all helped to fuel […]

Scabies

Scabies is caused by a tortoise-shaped parasitic mite with four stubby legs called Sar — scabies coptes scabiei. Unlike pubic lice, mites are too tiny to be seen by the naked eye. Scabies An sctoparasitic infestation of tiny infestations are initiated by the female mite; after mating, she burrows beneath the skin mites- to lay […]

When the Four Steps Are Not Enough

As effective as the four steps are for most couples, there are a few for whom trust, forgiveness, and deeper intimacy seem impossible to achieve due to the extent of past lies and deception. Wes and Marge are one such couple. At the recommendation of their therapist, they decided to use a lie detector—also called […]

Ectoparasitic Infections

Ectoparasites are parasitic organisms that live on the outer skin surfaces of humans and other animals (ecto means "outer"). Two relatively common STIs are caused by ectoparasites: pubic lice and scabies. Pubic Lice Pubic lice, more commonly called crabs, belong to a group of parasitic insects called bit­ing lice. They are known technically as Phthirus […]

Latin America and the Caribbean

There are close to 2 million adults and children living with HIV in Latin America, and another 300,000 in the Caribbean (UNAIDS, 2005b). Brazil accounts for half of the to­tal HIV cases in Latin America. Typically this is due to IV drug use and unsafe sex prac­tices between both heterosexual and homosexual couples. Men who […]

Symptoms and Complications

The most common symptom of trichomoniasis infection in women is an abundant, frothy, white or yellow-green vaginal discharge with an unpleasant odor. The discharge can irritate the tissues of the vagina and vulva, causing them to become inflamed, itchy, and sore (Centers for Disease Control, 2009k). The infection is usually limited to the vagina and […]