Directions for Choosing a Printer
› If you need to print your project, please follow these steps
– Step 1 – Click on the blue windows button at the bottom left corner of
your screen
– Step 2 – From the list on the right select devices and printers
– Step 3 – When the box appears click add a printer at the top
– Step 4 – Click the second option of add a network
– Step 5 – At the bottom select the printer I want isn’t listed
– Step 6 – Click option 1 find a printer and then click next
– Step 7 – In name type in pd and hit enter. From the list that comes up
select pd 104
Directions
› Please turn in your completed STD project to the black bin up
front.
– Make sure all group members names are on the project
– Please turn in one rubric with all group names on it as well as the STD
you researched. Place the rubric on top of your project.
› If you need to print your project please select the printer
pdroom104. Make sure your name is on the project, as I will
pick up all printed projects at the end of class.
– If you created a google slides project please select 4 slides per page.
Go to file – print settings and preview – on second tab change 1 slide
without notes to handout 4 slides per page
› *If your project is not complete it drops a letter grade each
day it is late.
STDs
What You Need to Know About Sexually
Transmitted Diseases
Definition of STDs
› Are infectious diseases that
spread from person to
person
– If left untreated some STDs
can cause permanent
damage, such as infertility and
even death
– STDs spread easily because
you can’t tell whether
someone has an infection. In
fact, some people with STDs
don’t even know that they
have them.
STD Statistics
› More than half of all people will have an STD at some point in
their lifetime
› Each year, 1 out of 4 teens contracts an STD
› 1 out of 2 sexually active persons will contract an STD by the
age of 25
› 1 out of 20 people in the United States will be infected with
Hepatitis B at some point in their lifetime. It is 100x more
infectious than HIV
› 1 in 5 Americans have genital herpes
Chlamydia
› Is the most common STDs in
the U.S. because it is spread
easily and often causes no
symptoms
– 75% of women and 50% of
men have no symptoms
› It is especially common in
men and women under the
age of 25
About Chlamydia
› What is Chlamydia?
– It is an infection caused by a
kind of bacteria that is passed
during sexual contact.
› How is it spread?
1. Sexual Contact
2. From mother to infant
during birth
*It is not spread by casual
contact
Signs and Symptoms of Chlamydia
**Usually Chlamydia has no symptoms**
› Males:
– Painful or difficult urination
– Swollen or tender testicles
– Pus, watery or milky discharge
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Pain in lower abdomen
Painful urination
Painful intercourse
Low-grade fever
Need to urinate more frequently than normal
Treatment and Prevention of Chlamydia
› Treatment
– Antibiotics
› Can either be given in one dose
or for seven days
› Prevention
– ABSTINENCE
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea
› Also called “the clap” or “the
dip”
› It is the 2nd most commonly
spread STD in the U.S. after
chlamydia
› It infects more than 800,000
men and women in the U.S.
each year.
› If left untreated it can be a
serious health risk
› People diagnosed with
Gonorrhea often have
Chlamydia at the same time.
About Gonorrhea
› What is Gonorrhea?
– An infection caused by a kind
of bacteria that is passed
during sexual contact
– Can infect the penis, vagina,
cervix, anus, urethra or throat
› How is Gonorrhea Spread?
– Sexual Contact
– Mother to infant at birth
**It is not passed through
casual contact.**
Signs and Symptoms of Gonorrhea
• Often times there are no symptoms. This is especially true for women
MALE
› Frequent painful urination
› Yellow discharge from the
urethra
› Tenderness in the groin or
testicles
FEMALE
› **Typically no signs – 4/5 women
have no signs
› Pain in lower abdomen
› Painful Intercourse/Urination
› Menstrual irregularities
› Yellowish or Yellow-Green vaginal
discharge
Treatment and Prevention of Gonorrhea
› Treatment
– Antibiotics
– If left untreated it can be a
serious health threat for both
men and women
› Can Cause:
– Infertility
– Arthritis
› Prevention
– ABSTINENCE
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Facts
› About 46,000 American Men, Women and Children become
infected with Hepatitis each year
– Most of the infections occur between the ages of 20 to 49
About Hepatitis B?
› What is Hepatitis B?
– Hepatitis is an infection of the
liver caused by caused by a
group of viruses
– 3 Types of Hepatitis viruses
can be spread through sexual
contact but the most common
is Hepatitis B.
› How is Hepatitis B Spread?
– Person to another through
blood and other bodily fluids
– Dirty Needles
– Pregnant woman can pass
hepatitis B to her unborn baby
*You cannot get Hepatitis from
an object. For example you
cannot get it from a toilet seat
Signs and Symptoms of Hepatitis B
› Flu-like symptoms
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Extreme tiredness
Vomiting
Joint Pain
Headache
Fever
› Yellowing of skin and eyes(Jaundice)
› Dark Urine
Treatment and Prevention of Hepatitis B
› Treatment
– There is no medicine that can
cure Hepatitis B
› In most cases it goes away by
itself within 4-8 weeks
› “Carriers” of Hepatitis B cannot
get rid of the infection and it can
lead to severe liver disease
including liver cancer and liver
damage
– Can be controlled with
antibiotics
› Prevention
– ABSTINENCE
– Get the Hepatitis B Vaccine –
Given as an infant
– Don’t share needles
Herpes
Herpes
› More than half of American adults have oral herpes
› 1 out of 6 American adults have genital herpes
› Millions of people do not know they have herpes because
they do not notice or have never had the symptoms
About Herpes
› What is Herpes?
– It is caused by two different
but closely related viruses
› Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
› Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2
– It remains in the body for life
and are easy to contract
– The symptoms can come and
go
› How is Herpes Spread?
– Sexual Contact
– Can be passed by kissing or
skin to skin contact
– Most contagious when sores
are open, moist, or leaking
fluid
*The virus does not live outside
the body for long so you cannot
catch from an object, such as a
toilet
Signs and Symptoms of Herpes
› Itching or pain
– Typically followed by sores that appear a few hours to a few days later
› Feel burning when urinating
› During the Initial Stages
– Flu-like Symptoms:
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Fever
Headache
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Chills
Tired
– Initial Herpes Sores heal in about 2-4 weeks
– The virus stays in the body and can flare up again
Treatment and Prevention of Herpes
› Treatment
– No cure but there are
medications to ease the
symptoms
– The medication helps speed
up the healing of sores and
helps prevent them from
returning
– While there is no cure
outbreaks do become weaker
and fewer over a few years
› Prevention
– ABSTINENCE
– Don’t touch the sores it may
spread it from one person to
another and one body part to
another
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
› There are more than 100 types of HPV
– 40 types of HPV can infect the genitals
› HPV is so common that nearly all sexually active men and
women get it at some point in their lives but most people
don’t know it
About HPV
› What is HPV?
– It is a virus and is a common
infection.
– Most HPV infections have no
harmful effects
– Some types of HPV cause
genital warts
– Some types of HPV cause
cervical cancer
› How is HPV Spread?
– Spread by skin to skin contact.
Signs and Symptoms of HPV
› Genital Warts:
– Small bumps or group of bumps in the genital area
› Cancer:
– Usually does not have any symptoms until it is too late
– This why screenings are done routinely
Treatment and Prevention of HPV
› Treatment:
– There is no treatment for the
virus itself
– Most do not require
treatment and go away
themselves
– Warts can be removed by the
patient with medication
– Cancer – Diagnose and treat
early
› Prevention:
– ABSTINENCE
– Get the vaccination - It can
protect women against 2 of
the HPV types that cause 70%
of all cases of cervical cancer
› 3 shots given over 6 months
– Routine screenings for cancer
Syphilis
Syphilis
› About 36,000 men and women become infected with syphilis
each year.
› Men suffer 1.5 times more than females
› Mostly occurs between people ages 20 – 39 years old
About Syphilis
› What is Syphilis?
– Bacteria caused by a
microorganism that are
passed sexually. It can be a
serious health risk if not
treated.
› How is Syphilis Spread?
– By contact with syphilis sores
› Especially contagious in the early
stages of the disease
› The liquid that oozes from the
sores is very infectious
– Mother to infant prior to birth
› Including latent untreated
syphilis
**You cannot catch syphilis
from a towel, doorknob or toilet
seat
FIRST STAGE
(PRIMARY STAGE)
LATER STAGE
(SECONDARY STAGE)
FINAL STAGE
(LATE STAGE)
› Small red bumps at
the point of
infection (chancre)
› These symptoms can
come and go for up to
2 years:
› Damage to nervous
system, heart, brain
or other organs
– Painless sore
› Swollen Glands
– Rash (Palms of
hands/soles of feet)
– Joint Pain
– Mild Fever
– Hair Loss
– Fatigue
– Weight Loss
› Difficulty walking
› Numbness
› Gradual blindness
› Possibly even death
Treatment and Prevention of Syphilis
› Treatment:
– Antibiotic – during early
stages easy to treat
– Any damage done during later
stages cannot be undone
› Prevention:
– ABSTINENCE