Transcript STD`S PowerPoint

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) refers
to any contagious disease transmitted from
one person to another during sexual contact.
Epidemic: the occurrence of more cases of a
disease than expected
Asymptomatic: showing no signs
STDs are said to be a “silent epidemic”
among teens and young adults.
BACTERIAL
CAN BE CURED
VIRAL
CAN NOT BE CURED
WILL NEVER GO AWAY
Common
STD’s
Caused by
Bacteria
(Can BE cured)
•Chlamydia
•Pelvic
Inflammatory
Disease
(PID)
•Gonorrhea
•Syphilis
Caused by Viruses
(Can NOT be
cured)
•Human Papilloma
Virus
(HPV)
•Genital Herpes
•Hepatitis
•Human ImmunoDeficiencey Virus
HIV
Caused by
Parasites
(Can BE cured)
•Pubic Lice
•Crabs
•Scabies
GONORRHEA
VAGINITIS
BACTERIAL
CAN BE CURED
SYPHILIS
(SIF-UH-LIS)
CHLAMYDIA
(KLAM-ID-EE-UH)
NONGONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS
(U-RETH-R-I-TS)
GENITAL HERPES
HEPATITIS B
VIRAL
HIV
AIDS
NOT CUREABLE,
WILL NEVER GO
AWAY
GENITAL WARTS
HOW MUCH DO YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT STD’S
YES
1. CAN SOMEONE HAVE AN STD AND NOT KNOW IT?
2. ARE STD’S COMMON AMONG SEXUALLY ACTIVE TEENAGERS?
3. DO BIRTH CONTROL PILLS PREVENT STD’S
YES
NO
4. CAN STD’S BE PREVENTED BY WASHING CAREFULLY AFTER SEX?
5. CAN THE USE OF LATEX CONDOMS GREATLY REDUCE THE RISK
OF GETTING AN STD
6. CAN A PERSON GET AN STD FROM ORAL SEX?
YES
7. IS IT EASY TO TELL IF SOMEONE HAS AN STD?
NO
NO
YES
When there are no symptoms, a person may
spread the disease without knowing it.
Sexually active people should undergo
regular testing for STDs
Behaviors that put teens at risk of STDs
include:
being sexually active
having more than one sexual partner
having a sexual partner who has had multiple sexual
partners
using alcohol or drugs
STD STATISTICS
12 MILLION new cases of STDs are reported each year
in the US
3 MILLION cases are teens (13-19)
1 in 4 sexually active teens will have an STD each year!
Things you can do to protect yourself from STDs
include:
 practicing abstinence
 staying away from alcohol and drugs
 respecting yourself
 learning the facts about STDs
 choosing friends who influence you positively
 going out as a group
 being aware of your emotions
Ways that STDs are spread include:
 any sexual activity that brings a person in contact with body fluids
from an infected person
 any sexual activity in which one person’s genitals contacts another
person’s skin or mucous membranes
 direct contact with open sores
 a mother to her baby before or during birth, or during breast-feeding
Ways that STDs are spread include:
Mouth
(oral sex)
Penis or
Vagina
(vaginal sex)
Anus
(anal sex)
General Facts About STDs
• STDs are one of the most common types of infections in the U.S. today
• Most people infected with an STD don’t ever know it
• You can get an STD from someone who honestly does not know they are
infected with it
• Many STDs have no cure (HIV, herpes)
• STDs can cause serious health problems such as infertility (can’t get
pregnant), cancer, and even death
• Condoms have been proven to greatly decrease your chance of getting HIV if
used correctly every time you have sex, but have not been proven to greatly
reduce your chance of getting other STDs
• Many STDs can be transmitted to a baby during pregnancy or birth
• You can get an STD not only from vaginal intercourse (penis in the vagina) but
also oral sex, anal sex, and outercourse (skin-to-skin contact in the genital area
without having the penis in the vagina)
• STDs cost billions of dollars to diagnose and treat each year
• It is easier to transmit or acquire HIV infection if you are infected with other
STDs
• Adolescents are at greater risk of acquiring STDs
• You can get a STD the first time you have sex.
NOTES ON THE FOLLOWING 11 STD’S:
STD
Name
What is it? Definition
Signs/Symptoms
Treatment
Common
STD’s
Caused by
Bacteria
(Can BE cured)
•Chlamydia
•Pelvic
Inflammatory
Disease
(PID)
•Gonorrhea
•Syphilis
Caused by Viruses
(Can NOT be
cured)
•Human Papilloma
Virus
(HPV)
•Genital Herpes
•Hepatitis
•Human ImmunoDeficiencey Virus
HIV
Caused by
Parasites
(Can BE cured)
•Pubic Lice
•Crabs
•Scabies