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Also Known As	sexually transmitted infection • STD • venereal disease • VD

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AIDS syphilis herpes simplex gonorrhea lymphogranuloma venereum pelvic inflammatory disease proctitis chancroid granuloma inguinale pediculosis pubis bloodborne disease malaria polio influenza smallpox parasitic disease yellow fever guinea worm disease zoonotic disease bird flu

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