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Post by account_disabled on Dec 21, 2023 9:26:24 GMT 5.5
In the mids with the advent of antiretroviral therapy for HIV there was a big change says Mena. Now thanks to the advances in the prevention and treatment of HIV infection HIV is seen as a chronic disease infection is no longer an incentive for people to use condoms or to adopt other prevention strategies against STIs. A change in sexual practice is an area researchers in Japan have been studying by looking at the link between dating apps and cases of syphilis. They concluded that dating app use was significantly associated with syphilis incidence linking the use of the apps to a higher incidence of unprotected casual sex. The transmi Mobile App Development Service ssion of syphilis during pregnancy to an unborn child can have devastating consequences Credit Getty Images The transmission of syphilis during pregnancy to an unborn child can have devastating consequences Credit Getty Images This is something which Sasaki. Chiwawa who writes about Japanese youth culture and sex work also found in her conversations with sex workers. Chiwawa says more and more sex workers are not using condoms and there is no obligation on the part of customers to be tested for STIs. Should sex workers contract an infection they tend to put it down to bad luck says Chiwawa. Most of them prioritise making money over the risk. For most health officials the path to tackle syphilis is clear we already have the drugs to combat it as penicillin still remains the best treatment despite a rising incidence of antibiotic resistance.
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