What is the connection between HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
HIV is a sexually transmitted disease. You can contract HIV the same way you contract other STDs; by having unprotected sex. Also, the presence of other STDs, like syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia, make it more likely to become HIV infected. By lowering your immune system, HIV can also make it easier to contract other diseases.
HIV is a sexually transmitted disease. You can contract HIV the same way you contract other STDs; by having unprotected sex. Also, the presence of other STDs, like syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia, make it more likely to become HIV infected. By lowering your immune system, HIV can also make it easier to contract other diseases. Please visit the Department of Public Health’s Sexually Transimitted Disease Program for more information. http://publichealth.lacounty.
