Sexually Transmitted Diseases
STD/ STI Outline
ANYONE
can get an STD…
• EVERYONE needs to know about STD’s.
• STD’s are sometimes called STI’s
• STD’s can be passed from one person to another
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1. vaginal intercourse
2. anal intercourse
3. oral intercourse
4. needles for injection
Common STD’s are…
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Chlamydia
Herpes/Genital Warts
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Hepatitis B
HIV ( Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
HPV ( Human Papilloma Virus)
Chlamydia
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Fastest growing STD in the United States
Most people DO NOT have symptoms
Treated and cured by antibiotics
If not treated…
Chlamydia can cause sterility is both women
and men.
GET TESTED.
Hepatitis B
• Passed by unprotected sex and needles.
• Symptoms include, fever, body aches, vomitting
and diarrhea.
• Hepatitis B can cause serious liver damage.
• It is one of the few infections you can get a
vaccine to prevent.
• GET TESTED.
Herpes
• Passed through kissing, intimate touching , and
unprotected sex …. ( but really any sex…)
• Herpes can sometimes can be cleared but often
cannot. It may be controlled with medication.
• The virus stays in your body FOREVER.
• Symptoms include:
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1. itching
2. burning
3. oral blisters
4. genital blisters
GET TESTED.
Syphilis
• Passed by through kissing and unprotected sex
• An early sign is a painless sore in or around the
vagina, penis, mouth or anus.
• If not treated, syphilis can cause serious health
problems, including damage to the brain and
nervous system.
• If treated early, syphilis can be cured with
antibiotics.
• The damage to your body cannot….
• GET TESTED
Gonorrhea
• Most people with Gonorrhea have NO symptoms
• Possible symptoms can include unusual discharge
from the penis and the vagina and pain when
urinating
• If not treated… it can cause sterility, heart problems,
pain and swelling of the brain, swelling of the spinal
cord, joints and sex organs.
• Gonorrhea can be treated and cured with antibiotics.
• GET TESTED
Genital Warts
• HPV – Human Papilloma Virus causes gential
Warts.
• Small bumps that in the genital area.
• Increases the risk of cervical cancer. ( Very
serious disease for women ages 15-25)
• They can be removed but will most likely come
back.
• GET TESTED
HIV
• What do you know about HIV?