How is gonorrhea diagnosed?
Several laboratory tests are used to diagnose gonorrhea. Some can be performed on urine; other tests require a sample be [...]
Several laboratory tests are used to diagnose gonorrhea. Some can be performed on urine; other tests require a sample be [...]
If a pregnant woman has gonorrhea, she may give the infection to her baby during a vaginal delivery. This can [...]
Untreated gonorrhea can cause serious and permanent health problems in both women and men. For more information on the health [...]
Many people with gonorrhea do not have any symptoms at all. In women, the symptoms of gonorrhea are often mild [...]
Anyone who has sex can get gonorrhea. In the United States, the highest reported rates of infection are among teenagers, [...]
Gonorrhea is spread through contact with the penis, vagina, mouth or anus. Ejaculation does not have to occur to get [...]
Gonorrhea is a very common infectious disease. In the United States, about 700,000 people are infected with gonorrhea each year.
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is caused by a germ that grows easily in warm, moist areas, [...]
See your health care provider, visit the Sexual Health Clinic webpages or call the Sexual Health Clinic at (702) 759-0702.
The best way to avoid the spread of STDs is to not have sex, or to have sex with only [...]
Chlamydia can be easily treated and cured with antibiotics. People with HIV and chlamydia should receive the same treatment as [...]
There are laboratory tests to diagnose chlamydia. Some can be performed on urine; other tests require that a sample be [...]
In pregnant women, there is evidence that untreated chlamydia can lead to premature delivery. Babies who are born to infected [...]
If untreated, chlamydia can develop into serious reproductive and other health problems with both short-term and long-term effects. Like the [...]
Chlamydia is known as a “silent” disease because most people who are infected have no symptoms. In people who [...]
Anyone who has sex can get chlamydia. The more sex partners, the greater the risk of infection. People at higher [...]
Chlamydia is passed person-to-person during vaginal, anal or oral sex. Chlamydia can also be passed from an infected mother to [...]
Chlamydia is the most often reported bacterial STD in the United States. About 2.8 million Americans are infected annually. Women [...]
Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can cause infertility if untreated. Symptoms of chlamydia are rare and [...]
Babies may get some temporary immunity (protection) from mom during the last few weeks of pregnancy—but only for the diseases to which mom is immune. Breastfeeding may also protect your baby temporarily from minor infections, like colds. These antibodies do not last long, leaving the infant vulnerable to disease.
Vaccines contain ingredients that cause the body to develop immunity. Vaccines also contain very small amounts of other ingredients—all of which play necessary roles either in making the vaccine, or in ensuring that the final product is safe and effective.
Talk with your doctor, but children can usually get vaccinated even if they have a mild illness like a cold, earache, mild fever, or diarrhea. If the doctor says it is okay, your child can still get vaccinated.
Your child needs a chickenpox vaccine because chickenpox can actually be a serious disease. In many cases, children experience a mild case of chickenpox, but other kids may have blisters that become infected. Others may develop pneumonia. There is no way to tell in advance the severity of the symptoms your child will experience.
Before entering school, young children can be exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases from parents and other adults, brothers and sisters, on a plane, at child care, or even at the grocery store.
Combination vaccines protect your child against more than one disease with a single shot. They reduce the number of shots and office visits your child would need, which not only saves you time and money, but also is easier on your child.
Some vaccine-preventable diseases, like pertussis (whooping cough) and chickenpox, remain common in the United States.
Children do not receive any known benefits from following schedules that delay vaccines.
The recommended schedule is designed to protect infants and children by providing immunity early in life, before they are exposed to life-threatening diseases.
Getting every recommended dose of each vaccine provides your child with the best protection possible.
Vaccines do not overload the immune system. Every day, a healthy baby’s immune system successfully fights off millions of germs. Antigens are parts of germs that cause the body’s immune system to go to work.
No. Scientific studies and reviews continue to show no relationship between vaccines and autism.
Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases that once killed or harmed many infants, children, and adults. Without vaccines, your child is at risk for getting seriously ill and suffering pain, disability, and even death from diseases like measles and whooping cough.
Vaccines, like any medication, may cause some side effects. Most of these side effects are very minor, like soreness where the shot was given, fussiness, or a low-grade fever
Yes. Vaccines are very safe. The United States’ long-standing vaccine safety system ensures that vaccines are as safe as possible. [...]
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