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Sexually Transmitted Disease
(STD’S)
STD’S
• Diseases caused by pathogens that are transmitted
from an infected person to an uninfected person
during intimate sexual contact.
• Each year millions of new cases of teenagers
contracting STD’S are reported. Many teens don’t
even know that they are infected.
• Your risk of getting STD’S increase with the number
of sexual partners that you have. This is because you
are having sex with not only one person but, in a
sense, all of that one persons previous sexual
partners.
STD’S
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STD’S vary in their severity from mildly discomforting to deadly.
- Chlamydia an STD caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis
that produces inflammation of the reproductive organs
-Symptoms for males: painful urination, discharge from the penis,
inflammation of the urethra, pain or swelling in the scrotum
-symptoms for women: inflammation of the vagina and cervix,
burning sensation during urination, unusual discharge from the vagina
• Except for the common cold or flu, STD’S are the most common infectious
disease among teens.
• Some can be cured
• Some will be with you for the rest off your life.
Bacterial STD’S
• Syphilis – Has three stages
1st stage: develop a small painless sore called a
chancre. Often goes unnoticed and soon disappears.
2nd stage: Body rash, sore throat, or patches of hair
loss.
3rd stage: tissue damage to the nervous system,
cardiovascular system, and skin. All damage is profound
and irreversible. If the disease is left untreated until this
final stage, death is likely.
Bacterial STD’S
• Can be cured with little damage if caught early.
• Types of Bacterial STD’S
-Chlamydia- this is the most common of the bacterial STD’S. Symptoms
may not be present. If left untreated, can lead to pelvic inflammatory Disease
in women causing infertility. In males, can invade the deeper reproductive
glands and also cause infertility.
-Gonorrhea- Also a common and curable, may have no symptoms and lead
to infertility. When you do have symptoms are present males may experience
a painful and increased urination, milky discharge from the penis, and
females may experience frequent and painful urination and a yellow-green
discharge from the vagina.
VIRUAL STD’S
• Viral STD’S, unfortunately can never be cured,
through the symptoms may be treatable and
controllable, once infected with the viruse, your
body will always carry the disease.
• Types of Viral STD’S
-Genital warts- Caused by the human papilloma
virus(HPV). This is the most common viral STD.
Pinkish-white lesions are found on the penis,
scrotum, and the female labia. It spreads easily
through contact with am active lesion.
VIRAL STD’S
• Genital Herpes- Spread by the contact with an
active lesion. Lesions appear as a single sore or
small cluster of blister like sore that burn, itch,
and for some become quite painful. Medications
can ease the pain during outbreaks of herpes.
• Hepatitis B- Commonly spread through sexual
contact. Causes the liver to become swollen and
inflamed. Symptoms are flu-like with fever,
vomiting, and aching. Untreated, Hepatitis can
cause permanent damage to the liver and
Eventually death.
AIDS
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Aids- The deadliest of all of the STD’S
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ACQUIRED:
Immune
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY:
cquired
Deficiency
Syndrome
You acquire or get the
disease from another person
As the disease
progresses, your body's immune system is
crippled and cannot fight off disease agents
SYNDROME: As a result, you develop a illnes
HIV
•Human
•Immunodeficiency
•Vvirus
YOU ARE AT RISK
HIV can be transmitted if you come
into contact with these body fluids
from an infected person
BLOOD
VAGINAL
FLUIDS
BREAST
MILK
HIV & AIDS
• Once infected you will ALWAYS have
the virus and can pass it on to
others.
• There is NO CURE for HIV & AIDS
HIV Testing
• Testing checks for anti bodies to HIV
• After the infection, the earliest
time to be tested for antibodies to
HIV is 6 weeks
• Average time is 3 months
• It can take up to 6 months before any
antibodies can be detected by testing
FIRST STAGE OF HIV
• First Stage
- HIV Positive
- Infected
- No Symptoms
- Normal T-Cell of 1000 mg/ldl
- HIV antibodies show infection
although AIDS has not developed
MIDDLE STAGE OF HIV
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Immune system is now involved
Glands are swollen
Night sweats
Diarrhea
Mouth sores
Rashes
Bad coughs
T-Cell count is 500 mg/ldl
FINAL STAGE OF HIV
AIDS
• Full blown AIDs develops 5-10 years AFTER you have
been infected with HIV
• T-Cell count is now 200 mg/ldl
• Your immune system is now crippled
• Most people will now die of Pneumocystic Carinii
Pneumonia, Kaposi's Sarcoma, or other
“opportunistic "infections. ( Opportunistic:
disease agents that would not normally cause
disease, but take the “opportunity "to cause
disease with a crippled immune system
MORE TIME..
• HIV infection includes more than AIDS
• You can protect yourself from HIV and AIDS
• You greatly reduce your risk if you don’t have
sex or share needles with someone who might have
the Virus
• You CANNOT get HIV or AIDS from giving blood
• You CANNOT get HIV or AIDS through casual contact
• You CANNOT get HIV or AIDS from just being around
someone who has the virus
WAYS TO AVOID VIRUSES
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Stay clean and ALWAYS wash your hands
Get enough sleep
Be have and have a positive attitude
Exercise and eat healthy
Stay drug free