 STDs Increase the Risk of Acquiring HIV
Chlamydia  risk 3 – 5 times
Genital Herpes  risk 3 – 6 times
Gonorrhea  risk 3 – 5 times
Syphilis  risk 3 – 4 times
Trichomoniasis  risk 2 – 4 times
 Immune Response to Invading Organisms
Systemic: blood circulating antibodies, immune cells, immune
factors
Mucosal: Langerhans Cells, Monocytes, Macrophages,
T Lymphocytes
 skin
 mucus layer
 outer mucosal tissue
 submucosal tissue