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Help please! is bacterial infection like staphylococcus a sexually transmitted disease?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No: Even though an infection could be transmitted during the act of sex does not mean that it falls into the category of sexually transmitted diseases.

Dr Kobasa and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/14/2014

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