What does the body of evidence say on the topic of sexually transmitted infections? Plus: should you worry about monkeypox, and what is going on with mysterious cases of liver inflammation in children?
Block 1:
(2:15) STIs: nomenclature, HIV, rising cases
Block 2:
(8:57) STIs: why cases are increasing, who should be screened, treatment options, antibiotic resistance, confections, cold sore outbreaks
Block 3:
(23:29) Monkeypox
Block 4:
(36:45) Mysterious liver inflammation in children and possible link to COVID-19
* Jingle by Joseph Hackl
* Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by Joseph Hackl.
* Assistant researcher: Nicholas Koziris
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References:
1) Public Health Agency of Canada’s 2018 report on sexually transmitted infections in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/report-sexually-transmitted-infections-canada-2018.html
2) Summary table from the California Public Health Department about recommended STI screening in different groups: https://bit.ly/3sFxeJ0
3) Uptake of STI screening: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5814a2.htm
& https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29985985/
4) CDC treatment guidelines and recommendations on co-treatment: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6950a6.htm
5) Acyclovir for treatment of genital herpes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6088819/
6) Topical antivirals for cold sores: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9134943/
7) Episode 61 of our podcast on HIV: https://bodyofevidence.ca/061-hiv-and-covid-19-therapies
8) Episode 72 of our podcast on liver disease: https://bodyofevidence.ca/072-liver-disease-sleep-disorder-grab-bag
9) Jim Downs’ article in The Atlantic on tiptoeing around the issue of monkeypox and men who have sex with men: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/monkeypox-outbreak-spread-gay-bisexual-men/643122/
Music Credits:
Dead Spaces by Tim Kulig
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9319-dead-spaces
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The Legion by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4912-the-legion
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