Hepatitis C: From Acute Illness to Chronic Challenge for your Liver
What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C is another type of viral hepatitis that, for most people, is a short illness (acute infection), but for a few, it can become a long-term disease. How do I know? Hepatitis C often causes...
Herpes! The Silent Invader to your Sexual Health
What is Herpes? Herpes simplex virus (HSV), known as herpes, is a common infection that can cause painful blisters or ulcers. It primarily spreads by skin-to-skin contact. It is treatable but not curable. How do I know? Everyone’s heard of...
Navigating Chlamydia: Insights into Detection and Protection
What is Chlamydia? Chlamydia is a common STI that can occur in anyone who’s sexually active and is caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a preventable and curable infection. People may have chlamydia without knowing it. The symptoms...
The ABCs of Viral Hepatitis: Understanding Hepatitis A and B
What is Hepatitis A/B Viral Hepatitis is an infection of the liver caused by hepatitis viruses—A, B, C, D, and E. The hepatitis viruses A, B, and C are several times more resilient and contagious than HIV. It is therefore...
Love Safely: Understanding Syphilis in LGBTQ+ Relationships
What is Syphilis? Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted infection that is curable and is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It progresses through four stages (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages) with different symptoms, and the progress of these...
Beyond the Basics: How to protect yourself from Gonorrhea
What is Gonorrhea? Gonorrhea is a common STI that is curable and is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which can infect the genitals, anus/rectum, and throat. For those who have anal sex, rimming, the mucous membranes in the mouth/throat...
What are Sexually Transmitted Infections?
Hey there! Let’s understand what is an STI and how do we learn more about it? STIs are Sexually Transmitted Infections. It includes infections that are transmitted through sexual activities of various kinds, and some of these infections are also...
How To Protect Yourself from an STI?
Multiple effective strategies exist to protect yourself from Sexually Transmitted Infections, and a combination of these is essential for better protection, as a single measure may not be protective against all STIs. Eg, using condoms is very effective to prevent...
Dear Public Health Folks in India!
I moved to Delhi when i was ten years old, back in the 1990s. For most of my life, I have consulted one doctor in particular, who is an excellent homeopathy practitioner. I remember being really young, around 15 years...
Being a transgender not a mental condition: WHO makes a historical shift in stance
Identifying oneself as a transgender is no longer a mental illness, as per the new classification of diseases by the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on 18th June 2018. Until now, ‘gender incongruence,’ where a person experiences conflict in assigned...
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