== Prevention ==
Prevention is an issue complicated by issues of poverty and education. Sexual transmission can be effectively prevented by avoiding sexual contact ('''abstinence'''), or by regular, proper use of latex '''condoms'''. A large percentage of those infected are unaware of their disease status, which complicates prevention. Spouses are often infected without their knowledge of their partner's status.
Occupational infection can be prevented with the use of '''universal precautions''' and by post-exposure prophylaxis.