2007-02-12 08:13:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
STI stands for sexually transmitted infection. So HIV is an STI
2007-02-12 08:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by September 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other posters are wrong, as usual. STI does mean a sexually transmitted infection, which is HIV. The HIV infects you, but is not the actual disease. AIDS is the STD, or sexually transmitted disease, and full blown AIDS in an HIV infected person can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 15 years to develop. So, STI=HIV, STD=AIDS.
2007-02-12 11:26:10 · answer #2 · answered by gabe_library 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
STI - Sexually Transmitted Infection
STD - Sexually Transmitted Disease
Both mean basically the same thing. HIV is both as these as it is transmitted during sex.
HIV is Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
2007-02-12 08:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by hotstuff15951 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
STI - Sexually Transmitted Infection.
STD - Sexually Transmitted Disease.
So HIV is an STI and an STD
2007-02-12 08:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋