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082 - STIs / Monkeypox / Hepatitis in Kids
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   To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.   To make a one-time donation to our show, you can now use PayPal! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=9QZET78JZWCZE   Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called “Digressions”! Check it out!     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 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The Legion by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4912-the-legion License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  
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