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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

What is an STD?

• STD’s can also be referred to as ________ (Sexually Transmitted Infections)

• These are diseases or infections that are transmitted from person to person via sexual contact

• Spread of STD’s are now considered ________in the U.S.– An epidemic is occurences of diseases in which many

people in the same place at the same time are affected

Behavior that Leads to STD’s

• Some people may spread STD’s without even knowing that they have one themselves ____________

• Often these people do not seek treatment because they either don’t know or are too embarrassed to ask if they do have one

• If a person is diagnosed with an STD it is supposed to be reported to the health department so that sexual partners can be contacted to help prevent the spread of the disease

High Risk Behavior and STDs

• Teens make up ___of the estimated 15 million cases of STDs in the U.S. every year– __________

High Risk Behavior and STDs • ______________: any sort of sexual activity

puts you at risk of getting an STD– Most people don’t know or won’t ask the past

behaviors of their partners– Being sexually active with more than one person

at a time majorly increases your risk

• _____________ is the only guaranteed way not to get something!

• Unprotected sex increases the risk of contracting an STD– Some STDs can even be transmitted __________

High Risk Behaviors and STDs

• _____________: those who you know have had multiple sexual partners in the past or do illegal drugs



• Using Drugs– Use of illegal drugs, especially those that are

injected via needles or syringes– _______: lowers inhibitions • 25% of teens engaging in sexual activity are under the

influence of alcohol

Consequences of STDs

• Can cause serious issues that can affect a person for the _______

________


• _______________• Certain STDs are unable to be removed from

the body through treatments and can remain in the body for life– AIDS or any other viruses– Genital Herpes


• Some STDs can cause other problems such as ________– Hepatitis B: cancer of the liver– Human Papillomavirus (HPV): cancer of the cervix


• Can prevent a person from being able to ____________– Pelvic Inflammatory Disease


• Some can ___________from an infected ______________– Can happen before, during, or after the birth of

the child– Can cause such things as premature births,

blindness, infection of the blood stream, and chronic liver disease

– AIDS can be spread through breastfeeding

Common STDs

• _______________: virus that can cause genital warts or asymptomatic infection

• There are about 30 different types of this virus and most show no symptoms

• Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV

• Most common STD in the U.S.– 50-75% of sexually active male and females will

acquire HPV

Genital Warts

• Pink or reddish warts with cauliflower tops that appear on or around the genitals

• May take up to __________for warts to appear after infection occurs; often they disappear on their own

• Treatments can get rid of warts __________that accompanies them

• Over ___________people are infected

Genital Warts

Chlamydia

• _______________that affects the reproductive organs of both males and females

• Often is not noticed until very serious complications arise

• Some symptoms that may appear include: ___________________

• Lab tests are needed to diagnose

Genital Herpes

• Two Types: _________- causes cold sores; _________- causes genital sores

• However, both can affect both the genitals and the mouth

• Most people do not show symptoms and the virus can be spread both when there are sores and when there are not

Genital Herpes

• Lab tests are needed to diagnose• Medications can relieve symptoms,

____________• 45 million people infected• __________________

Genital Hepres

Gonorrhea

• ______________that usually affects mucous membranes

• Highest rate of infection is: Girls 15-19 and Boys 20-24

• Symptoms are discharge and painful urination• Can be without symptoms• Left untreated

__________________________

Trichomoniasis

• Caused by a ________________that results in infections of the vagina, urethra, and bladder

• Usually no symptoms; maybe discharge• Difficult to diagnose in males

Trichomoniasis

Syphilis

• An STD that ________________and is caused by small bacterium

• Signs include reddish sores • Spreads through the blood and can cause

major damage to heart, liver, nervous system, and kidneys

HIV and AIDS

• HIV: ___________________- a virus that attacks the immune system and is the cause of AIDS

• AIDS: _________________________- a disease in which the immune system is weakened

HIV and AIDS

• How does it spread?– Sexual intercourse– Sharing Needles– Mother to Baby

HIV and AIDS

• Not everyone infected with HIV has AIDS• AIDS is an advanced stage of HIV• Virus is progressive and continues to multiply

in the body• _____________________• Many who die do so from minor sicknesses

that their body can’t fight• _____________________

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