STDs in the United States: A Reference Handbook

STDs in the United States: A Reference Handbook provides information about sexually transmitted diseases and infections and their impact on both an individual and a societal level.

• Deals in detail with a number of topics not normally covered in competitor books, such as the nature of STDs in ancient periods, the Middle Ages, and early modern times

• Considers in detail diseases not generally discussed to such an extent in other books, such as chlamydia and various emerging sexual diseases

• Discusses the possibilities of vaccines for various STDs and inhibiting factors in their development, their possible benefits, and prospects for such vaccines

• Outlines educational approaches that have been or could be used for mitigating the spread of STDs