TY - BOOK AU - Grapes,Bryan J. TI - Sexually transmitted diseases T2 - Current controversies SN - 9780737706871 AV - RC200.G766.S498 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - San Diego, California PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Sexually transmitted diseases N1 - 1 (pages 147-148) and index; The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases is increasing; by Susan Burner Bankowski and Brandon Bankowski --; The rate of herpes infection is increasing; by Betsy Carpenter --; Rates of HawaiiV infection are increasing among gay and bisexual men; by Cheryl Hawkes --; AIDS is a serious problem in Africa; by Brian O'Reilly --; Fear of sexually transmitted diseases is exaggerated; by Susie Bright --; AIDS-related illnesses and deaths can be explained by other factors; by Peter Duesberg --; The worst of the AIDS crisis has passed; by Bruce Shenitz --; AIDS rates in Africa are exaggerated; by Tom Bethell --; Promiscuity increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases; by Joe S. McIlhaney Jr. --; African Americans are disproportionately affected by AIDS; by Jacob Levenson --; Homosexual youths have a greater risk of sexually transmitted diseases; by Frank York and Robert H. Knight --; AIDS is increasingly afflicting Latinos; by Ann Louise Bardach --; Drug users and their partners are at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases; by the National Institute on Drug Abuse --; Preventing HawaiiV infection; by Thomas J. Coates and Chris Collins --; Abstinence education will prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases; Abstinence education will prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases; by Linda Bussey --; Condoms can reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases; by Tamar Nordenberg --; Condoms do not provide adequate protection from sexually transmitted diseases; by Katherine Dowling --; Needle exchange programs prevent the spread of HawaiiV; by Stephen Chapman --; Needle exchange programs do not prevent the spread of HawaiiV; by Joe Loconte --; Concerns for civil rights have hobbled efforts to control AIDS; by Chandler Burr --; HIV testing of pregnant women and newborns should be mandatory; Netty Mayersohn, interviewed by Cory Ser Vaas --; Public health measures have not been proven to prevent the spread of AIDS; by Gabriel Rotello --; Mandatory HawaiiV testing of pregnant women and newborns is unconstitutional; by the American Civil Liberties Union; 2 N2 - Venereal diseaseses (STDs) are discussed with regard to the controversary surrounding the actual seriousness of STDs, risk factors, prevention, and the debate over involving public health measures to prevent the spread of HawaiiV ER -