Human Growth and Development

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Human Growth and Development

• 7th Grade

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FACTS

• Teen pregnancy has gone down the last 8 years.
• Over 86 of teens are not having sex.
• Teens diagnosed with an STD/STI has gone up.
• 1 in 4 teens who become sexually active get an
  STD or STI

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What is an STD?
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STDs

• A sexually transmitted disease (STD) is any
  disease that can be passed from person to person
  by any form of sexual contact. There are many
  forms of STDs
• STI
• A sexually transmitted infection is an infection
  that can be passed by any form of sexual
  contact.

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Common Signs of an STD

• Burning or pain during urination
• Sores
• Bumps
• Blisters

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Which of the following is TRUE?

• Someone who has an STD will always have some type
  of symptom, such as a rash.
• Once people get an STD, they cannot get the same
  STD again.
• If someone has an STD, that persons partner
  should be tested.

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ANSWER

• C
• If someone has an STD, that persons partner
  should be tested.

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• Name one place a person can go to get tested for
  a STD or STI.
• Doctors office, health clinic, community health
  clinic

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• Name an STD other than HIV/AIDS that cannot be
  cured.
• Hepatitis, Herpes or genital warts

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Hepatitis C

• The liver is one of the body's powerhouses. It
  helps process nutrients and metabolizes
  medication. The liver also helps clear the body
  of toxic waste products.
• The word hepatitis means an inflammation of the
  liver, and it can be caused by one of many things
  - including a bacterial infection, liver injury
  caused by a toxin (poison), and even an attack on
  the liver by the body's own immune system.

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Hepatitis C

• Hepatitis C is transmitted from person to person
  through blood or other body fluids.
• Hepatitis C is the most serious type of hepatitis
  - it's now one of the most common reasons for
  liver transplants in adults.
• Every year, thousands of people in the United
  States die from the virus. And there's no cure
  and no vaccine.

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Hepatitis C

• Symptoms of hepatitis include
• yellowing of the skin and eyes, known as jaundice
  
• fever
• nausea, vomiting, and lack of appetite
• abdominal pain (on the upper right side)
• light-colored bowel movements
• dark-colored urine

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How Are STDs Spread?

• Sexual Contact
• A person does not have to have sex to get an
  STD/STI from an infected person.
• People under the influence of drugs and alcohol
  are more likely to engage in sexual activity.
• WHY??????
• Sharing Needles

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DID YOU KNOW?

• 1 in 5 adults from the age of 21 and up have an
  STD.

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Group Work

• In your group create a list of short-term and
  long-term consequences of getting an STD or STI
• To get credit each group must have at least three
  consequences total.
• Each group will present their list

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What is HIV?

• HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus
  that attacks the immune system.
• Stops the immune system from working.

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What is AIDS ?

• AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is
  a deadly disease that is caused by HIV. AIDS
  slowly destroys the persons ability to fight
  disease.

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• Which of the following statements is false?
• A) AIDS can be cured
• B) AIDS is caused by a virus
• C) HIV infection cannot be cured
• A
• AIDS cannot be cured.

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True or False

• You can get HIV from holding hands.
• False
• Bodily fluids are not shared.

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True or False

• HIV is spread by sneezes, coughs or sitting near
  someone.
• False
• Sneezes do not contain enough virus to infect
  another person.

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True or False

• HIV is spread by mosquitoes or other bugs.
• False
• Do not have enough of the virus to infect others.

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Which of the following is False?

• In the U.S. the chance of getting HIV from a
  blood transfusion is extremely small.
• People cannot get HIV if they share needles to
  pierce their ears or other body parts.
• Children can be born with HIV if their mothers
  have HIV

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• B
• People cannot get HIV if they share needles to
  pierce their ears or other body parts.

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Risky Activities

• All sexual activities
• Drugs
• Alcohol

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How can HIV be spread?

• HIV can be spread in the following ways
• Sexual contact
• Mother to unborn child
• Drug use
• Blood and blood products

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How can we protect ourselves from diseases and
infections?
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Preventing HIV and AIDS

• What Is Abstinence?
• Abstinence is refusing to take part in any
  activity or behavior that puts your health and
  the health of other people at risk.
• The only birth control method that is 100 in
  stopping pregnancy and an STD or STI.

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Avoid Unsafe Choices

• Know your personal limits ahead of time
• Watch for signs or situations that might
  challenge your limits
• Have a plan to help you stick with your limits.

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Questions

• What is an STD?
• Are HIV and AIDS the same thing? Why or why not?
• Describe an activity that may put you at risk of
  getting an STD.

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REMEMBER .

• Talk to your parents or another trusted adult if
  you have questions about STDs.