HIV/AIDS

The Prevalence of Trichomoniasis in Young Adults in the United States

Background and Objectives: The prevalence of trichomoniasis in the general population of the United States is unknown. This study provides the first population-based prevalence estimates of trichomo- niasis among young adults in the United States. …

Sexual contacts and epidemic thresholds

Distributions of the number of sexual partners reported in surveys show a pronounced skew, with most people having had one or no partners in the past year and a small fraction having had many. Liljeros and colleagues infer from the results of a …