Sexually Transmitted Diseases

1
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• What are STDs?
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• STDs are dangerous
• STDs may have no symptoms or some that come and
  go.
• Most STDs can be treated.
• The body can not build an immunity to an STD
• All are spread through intimate sexual contact
  with an infected person.
• THEY CAN BE PREVENTED!!
• 1- Abstinence
• 2- Safer Sex (Using protection when
  participating in any type of intimate sexual
  contact.)

3
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• STDs are different from other Communicable
  diseases
• No vaccines are available to prevent them
• The human body does not build up an immunity to
  an STD

4
HIV/AIDS

• AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
• a deadly disease that interferes with the bodys
  natural ability to fight infection
• HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
• the virus that causes AIDS

5
HIV/AIDS

• AIDS IS A DEADLY VIRUS
• there is no vaccine and NO CURE, it is Fatal!
• You can be a carrier of HIV without having AIDS.
• An apparently healthy person who has HIV in the
  blood can pass it on to others.
• People infected with HIV have the virus for an
  average of 10 years before showing any symptoms
  of AIDS.
• AIDS is easy to prevent through ABSTINENCE.

6
HIV/AIDS

• How HIV is spread.
• Sexual relations with an infected person
• Using the same needle as and infected person
• Transfusions and other medical treatments using
  blood from infected person (Because of testing
  this is very uncommon)
• Passing the virus from infected mother to fetus

• How HIV is not spread.
• Through the air
• Through closed mouth kissing
• Casual contact with an infected person
• Mosquitoes that have bitten an infected person
• Sharing eating utensils
• Donating blood

7
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Common STDs
• Chlamydia
• HPV (Human Papillomavirus Virus)
• Gonorrhea
• Genital Warts
• Genital Herpes
• Syphilis
• Others
• See STD Notes Table