THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AIDS AND STDs

AIDS AND STD

• The predominant mode of tr5ansmission of HIV and other STDs is sexual. Other routes of transmission for both include blood, blood products, donated organs or tissue and vertical transmission from an infected mother to her fetus or newborn infant.
• Many of the measures for preventing sexual transmission of HIV and STDs are the same, as are the target audiences for these interventions.
• When other STDs, are present, risk of transmission of HIV increases: making early diagnosis and effective treatment of STDs an important strategy for the prevention of HIV transmission.