title: [AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases in the Americas].
abstract: This document provides a brief review of the situation of HIV/aids and of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Americas. Among the subjects covered are appropriate care models for HIV/aids, including access to antiretroviral drugs; preventing transmission from mother to child; improved activities for preventing and controlling STIs; and interprogram activities to guarantee the safety of donated blood and blood products.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D001771:Blood Banks; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*