STDs and Preventive Measures
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The subject is incurable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and ways of preventing them in the population. The two incurable STDs are herpes and AIDS, the one a chronic complaint and the other a syndrome reducing the ability of the body to resist disease and leading to death. The need is to persuade people to take immediate steps to prevent the spread of these diseases, which are preventable using certain techniques and making certain changes in behavior. What is needed is increased spending to promote these behavior changes and to educate more people about the problems associated with certain risky sexual behaviors. One form of preventive measure undertaken for other diseases is immunization, but there is no immunization protocol for either of these diseases at this time. However, there is research attempting to develop such a means of prevention, though it may be years before any progress is seen. A study submitted in 1998 addressed a new way of immunizing for Herpes simplex, with some hope that a useful vaccine could be developed in time. This was an evaluation of the potential of Herpes simplex virus type 1 immunostimulating complexes (HSV 1 ISCOMs), compared with that of an HSV 1 subunit preparation, in terms of their ability to promote antibody responses and protection against primary HSV 1 infection induced by live HSV 1 challenge in a mouse model when used by means of combined inoculation routes. The results of t
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ital lesions resulting from the viral infection also may predispose the sufferer to acquiring HIV and other diseases.
This suggests that waiting for a vaccine may lead to such a widespread Herpes outbreak that other types of prevention should be instituted immediately, and yet as with other STDs, changing sexual behavior is very difficult. The link with AIDS suggests that abstinence would be effective but is also unlikely to be achievable on any widespread basis. The use of condoms has been effective in curtailing the spread of AIDS and would help reduce infection with Herpes, but probably to a lesser extent. Efforts have been directed at developing a vaccine for AIDS as well, with little result. In 1995, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases stopped a large human efficacy trial of an HIV vaccine known as GP 160, at which time AIDS vaccine development came to a standstill. President Clinton announced in 1998 that there would be a national HIV vaccine effort, but virologists say his goal of having a vaccine ready to test in 10 years may not be possible.
The rise in Herpes and other STDs have contributed to the concern on the part of health officials that many at-risk gay men might be complacent about pr
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Approximate Word count = 1672
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page)
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