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2. Sexually transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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   Testing may be for a single infection, or consist of a number of tests for a range of STIs, including tests for syphilis, trichomonas, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis, and HIV. No procedure tests for all infectious agents. STI tests may be used for a number of reasons: as a diagnostic test to determine the cause of symptoms or illness

3. Sexual health clinic - Wikipedia

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   Rectum to test for gonorrhea and possibly chlamydia; The clinician may take small blood samples by pricking a finger or from a vein [4] to test for HIV, syphilis, and possibly herpes [5] and hepatitis C. [6] [7] [8] The clinician may ask for a small urine sample, given in private, to test for chlamydia and possibly gonorrhea. The inspections ...

4. STD, STI Cases Rise Yearly. Why Isn't U.S. Making Progress? - AOL

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   Public health has been top of mind for many the last couple of years, but there's a public health problem that has largely flown under the radar: a growing rate of sexually transmitted diseases ...

5. Rapid plasma reagin - Wikipedia

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   The rapid plasma reagin test (RPR test or RPR titer) is a type of rapid diagnostic test that looks for non-specific antibodies in the blood of the patient that may indicate an infection by syphilis or related non-venereal treponematoses. It is one of several nontreponemal tests for syphilis (along with the Wassermann test and the VDRL test).

6. Cases of syphilis hit dangerous record high, CDC says. Why it ...

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   Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. A report published Jan. 30 examined the total cases of three ...

7. Guatemala syphilis experiments - Wikipedia

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   Parran's profound interest in STD research can be seen when he testified before Congress in 1938 for expanded funding for public health prevention efforts and scientific research in the STD field. Prior to his involvement in Guatemala, he oversaw part of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment and the Terre Haute prison experiments. [citation needed]