sexually transmitted diseases
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“Under this scenario, instruction on curriculum for human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases at the high school level would not be impacted,” the guidance said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023
An exception exists for inoculations that protect against sexually transmitted diseases, such as the human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccines, which do not require parental permission for children 12 and older.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022
Despite the staffing reduction, Ashley said contact tracing remains a core duty of the health department: Epidemiologists and disease investigators have long monitored the spread of hepatitis, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in the District.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022
Right now, there is no coordinated national response, as there is for sexually transmitted diseases or COVID-19, to tick-borne disease in the U.S.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2022
John Zenilman of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, an expert on sexually transmitted diseases, has another explanation: the breakdown of medical services in the city’s poorest neighborhoods.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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