A viral infection that attacks the immune system of the body and causes a syndrome in which many different, harmful organisms can attack the body and cause disease.

Any of a class of medicines that kill infection-causing germs.

Exhibiting or producing no symptoms.

one-celled creatures that reproduce by splitting in half.

is a mild infection in the vagina caused by an overgrowth of anaerobe, or "bad bacteria" in the vagina. The cause of overgrowth is unknown. There may be a discharge and may cause a fishy sme [..]

For men, binge drinking is defined as drinking five or more drinks in a row, and for women as drinking four or more drinks in a row in the past two weeks. "Frequent" binge drinking i [..]

fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal fluids, saliva. Contact with the body fluids of an infected person puts a person at risk of a number of serious sexually transmitted infections such as HIV and hep [..]

The lowermost tip of the uterus. The cervix is usually tested for the presence of abnormal cells (including those caused by the human papilloma virus) during a Pap smear.

The primary lesion of a syphilis infection; a hard non-sensitive area that begins at the site of infection after 10 to 30 days.

A dental dam is a small sheet of latex, which acts as a barrier between the vagina or anus and the mouth. Dental dams get their name because they are used during dental surgery such as root canals. Du [..]