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RSSTransmission (medicine)
In medicine, transmission is
the passing of a disease
from an infected individual
or group to a previously
uninfected individual or
group. In order to survive,
microorganisms that require
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Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis, sometimes
referred to as "trich" or
the ping pong disease, is a
common sexually transmitted
disease that affects 2 to 3
million Americans yearly. It
is caused by a single-celled
protozoan parasite
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Antiviral drug
Antiviral drugs are a class
of medication used
specifically for treating
viral infections. Like
antibiotics, specific
antivirals are used for
specific viruses. Antiviral
drugs are one class of
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Antiretroviral drug
Antiretroviral drugs are
medications for the
treatment of infection by
retroviruses, primarily HIV.
Different classes of
antiretroviral drugs act at
different stages of the HIV
life cycle. Combination of
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) also known as sexually transmissible diseases, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or (infrequently) venereal diseases (VD), are diseases or infections that ... > more -
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Originally known as serum hepatitis, hepatitis B has only been recognized as such since World War II, and has caused current epidemics in parts of Asia and ... > more -
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In medicine, infectious disease or communicable disease is disease caused by a biological agent such as by a virus, bacterium or parasite. This is contrasted to physical causes, such as burns or ... > more
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