Sexually Transmitted Diseases Or Infections (STD S Or STI S) Are Infections Spread From

Sexually transmitted diseases or infections (STD’s or STI’s) are infections spread from __PERSON__ to ___PERSON__ through __SEXUAL__ ___CONTACT_____.

6 FACTS ABOUT STD’s

1. May not have visible symptoms and they may come and go. A person can still be contagious without visible symptoms.

2. Not all std’s are curable, some are even fatal

3. STD’s can make a person sterile or infertile

4. Vaccines are not available for most STDs

5. A person who suspects they may be infected with and STD MUST see a doctor.

6. STDs can be avoided by not having sexual contact or injecting drugs

COMMON STD’s

1.  __CHLAMYDIA___ -

a.  TYPE - ___BACTERIAL____ STD

b.  GENERAL INFO – may affect the _REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS__, urethra and anus

c.  SYMPTOMS – (NOT present in many cases)

i.  ___Genital discharge______

ii.  ___Burning during urination____

d.  TREATMENT - ___Antibiotics____

2.  ___GENITAL WARTS___ -

a.  TYPE – caused by the ___HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS__

b.  GENERAL INFO –

i.  Most ___common____ STD in US

ii.  linked to __cervical____ cancer in females

c.  SYMPTOMS –

i.  ____Develop warts_____

ii.  May not develop warts until long after they are exposed

d.  TREATMENT - _Cannot be cured but can be treated_

3.  __GENITAL HERPES___ -

a.  TYPE - ___VIRAL__ STD

b.  AFFECT –

c.  SYMPTOMS –

i.  Painful blisters in the _genital__ __area___

ii.  _NO__ _SYMPTOMS_ at times but can _be_ transmitted

d.  TREATMENT – No cure but medicines can relieve symptoms

4.  __GONORRHEA___ -

a.  TYPE - ____BACTERIAL___ STD

b.  AFFECT –__Mucous membranes__ particularly in genital area

i.  May cause ______in men ______in women

c.  SYMPTOMS – _MAY_ be _unaware__ that he/she is infected

i.  May include thick __yellow_ _discharge__ and ___burning___ during __urination______

d.  TREATMENT - _antibiotics____

5.  __SYPHILLIS___ -

a.  TYPE - ___BACTERIAL____ STD

b.  AFFECT –__Many__ parts of the __parts____

c.  SYMPTOMS –

i.  __painless___ sore at site of infection,

ii.  ___swollen__ lymph glands in the genital area

d.  TREATMENT - _____Antibiotics if treated early______

i.  UNTREATED – may cause __brain damage__, __heart disease__ and eventual __death__

6.  __HEPATITIS B____ -

a.  TYPE - ___VIRAL___ STD

b.  AFFECT – ___LIVER___ disease that can be transmitted through sexual contact

c.  Prevention - __VACCINE IS AVAILABLE__