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.
ii.
___Genital discharge______
___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.
ii.
Painful blisters in the _genital__ __area___
_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__