Transcript STDs - Your School

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KNOW HIV/STD
Prevention Curriculum
Grade 8
Lesson 2
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STDs
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Who gets STDs?
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STDs are most common among teens
and young adults.
Health problems from STDs are more
severe and more frequent for females
than males.
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Who should worry about STDs?
Anyone who has:
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Unprotected sex
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Many sex partners
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Gets high or drunk before sex
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Causes of STDs
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Bacteria
Virus
Parasites
Fungus
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Bacterial STDs
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Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Bacterial Vaginosis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
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Viral STDs
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HIV/AIDS
Herpes
Genital Warts
Hepatitis B
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Parasitic STDs
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Trichomoniasis
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Pubic Lice
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Scabies
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STDs caused by Fungus
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Yeast Infection (Candidiasis)
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Transmission of HIV and STDs
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Passed from an infected person
to a partner through sexual activity.
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Sexual Intercourse
Oral Sex
Skin-to-skin contact
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Herpes
Syphilis
Pubic Lice
Scabies
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STD Symptoms
 Many STDs have no symptoms.
For those who have symptoms, they may
include:
 Genital discharge
 Abdominal pain
 Painful urination
 Skin changes
 Itching around the genitals
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STD Testing
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See clinic or doctor
Be specific
All partners
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STD Treatment
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Medication is different for different STDs
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Bacterial
Viral
Parasitic
Fungal
Take full course of treatment
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Preventing STDs
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Sexual abstinence.
Maintain sexual fidelity.
Know your partners—go with them
for STD and HIV tests.
Use latex condoms correctly.
Don’t get drunk or high.
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