Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
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What are STDs?

• Infections you can get by having sex with someone
  who has an infection.
• Passed by having intercourse, but they can also
  be passed through other types of sex.
• STDs can be caused by viruses or bacteria
• STDs caused by viruses include hepatitis B,
  herpes, HIV and the human papilloma virus (HPV).
• STDs caused by bacteria include chlamydia,
  gonorrhea and syphilis.

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Chlamydia

• Infection of the penis, vagina, or throat
• Caused by bacteria
• Can be spread by the vagina, penis, mouth or anus

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Symptoms

• Most people do not have any signs
• Thick yellow or clear discharge from the vagina
  or penis
• Pain or burning when urinating
• Pain during sex
• Bleeding between periods and during sex

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Long-term effects

• Chlamydia can be cured
• If not treated
• Can be passed to others
• Higher chance of getting HIV
• Vagina or penis could hurt and swell
• Sterility
• If pregnant, could harm the babys eyes or lungs
  during birth
• Ectopic pregnancy

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Treatment

• Antibiotic medicine, either one dose or pills for
  a week
• Do not have sex for at least one week after
  starting treatment

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Gonorrhea

• Infection of the penis, vagina, anus or throat
• Can be spread by the vaginal, oral or anal sex

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Symptoms

• Most people do not have any signs
• Pain when urinating or bowel movements
• Yellow discharge from the penis or vagina
• Pain in the testicles
• Pain or tenderness in the abdomen (women)
• Sore throat

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Long Term Effects

• Gonorrhea can be cured
• If not treated
• Can be passed to others
• Higher chance of getting HIV
• Joints may swell and hurt
• Vagina or penis may swell and hurt
• Sterility
• Ectopic Pregnancy

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Treatment

• Either get a shot or take pills
• Do not have sex until you and your partner have
  been treated and are cured

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Syphilis

• Dangerous disease that can affect the whole body
• Caused by bacteria
• Can be spread by having vaginal, anal or oral sex

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Symptoms

• First signs
• a painless sore called a chancre
• Sore can be on or near the vagina, penis, mouth
  or anus
• Sore heals by itself, but person still has
  syphilis

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Symptoms cont

• After a few weeks or months, these signs may
  occur and may go away w/o treatment
• Rash
• Joint pain
• Fever
• Hair loss
• Sore throat
• headaches

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Long Term Effects

• Syphilis can be cured
• If not treated
• Can be passed to others
• Higher chance of getting HIV
• Blindness
• Brain damage
• Heart disease
• Death
• Baby could be born with defects or dead

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Treatment

• Must get one or more shots
• Do not have sex until you and your partner have
  finished treatment

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Trichomoniasis

• Infection of the vagina or penis
• Caused by bacteria
• Spread by fluids from the vagina or penis

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Symptoms

• Signs for men
• Itching in the urethra
• Burning feeling when urinating
• Signs for women
• Foamy, smelly, yellow, green or gray discharge
  from the vagina
• Itching or burning of the vagina
• Burning pain when urinating

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Long Term Effects

• Pass it to others
• Higher chance of getting HIV or another STD

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Treatment

• You must take pills
• Make sure you and your partner(s) are treated
• Dont have sex until you are finished treatment
  and are cured

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Pubic Lice

• Parasites and are also known as crabs
• Crablike insects that infest pubic hair and feed
  on human blood, they attach to hair follicles and
  deposit their eggs
• Spread by intimate physical contact with an
  infected person and close contact with infected
  bedding, clothing or towels
• Crabs will die within 24hrs after separation from
  human body, but eggs can live up to 6 days

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Symptoms

• Intense itching
• Bloodstains on underwear
• These symptoms usually appear about 25 to 30
  after exposure

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Treatment

• Must use a special medicated shampoo to cure
  crabs
• All infected clothing, bedding and other laundry
  must be dry cleaned or washed in hot water with a
  detergent

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Genital Herpes

• Infection caused by a virus
• Spread through vaginal, anal and oral sex
• Spread also by touching the infected area of
  someone who has it
• Causes small, painful sores or blisters that can
  come and go
• Once you get herpes the virus is always in your
  body

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Symptoms

• Blisters or sores in the vagina or penis, thighs
  or buttocks or mouth
• Painful rash of blisters or sores or only one or
  two that just itch
• Flu-like symptoms along with blisters
• Sores may occur only once or reoccur many times

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Long Term Effects

• Cannot be cured
• Can pass it on to others
• Higher chance of getting HIV
• Baby could get herpes while being born

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Treatment

• Since it cannot be cured there are medicines to
  help the sores heal more quickly
• Medicine may also make blisters come less often,
  stay a shorter time and be less painful

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Hepatitis B

• Infection of the liver, caused by a virus
• Spread through
• Intercourse (all kinds)
• Sharing needles or drugs
• Sharing earrings, razors, nail clippers, or
  toothbrush
• Body piercings or tattoos
• Touching infected blood or bodily fluids

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Symptoms

• May feel like they have the flu
• Yellow skin or eyes
• No appetite
• Feeling tired
• Brown or dark urine
• Light or gray stools
• Pain in stomach or abdomen, muscles or joints

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Long Term Effects

• No cure for Hepatitis B
• Can pass it to others
• Higher chance of getting HIV
• Can badly damage your liver, can even lead to
  cancer and even death
• Baby can be born with it

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Treatment

• Each person has their own treatment plan designed
  specifically for them
• Anyone you live with need to get the vaccine for
  hepatitis B

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Genital Warts

• Small often painless bumps in or around the
  vagina, penis, mouth or anus
• Caused by the HPV virus
• Spread by having sex (vaginal, anal or oral) with
  infected person

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Symptoms

• Small warts
• The warts may grow in bunches or clusters
• Warts may itch

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Long Term Effects

• The warts could grow and block the vagina
• The baby could get the virus
• Some wart medicines are not safe for pregnant to
  use
• If a woman has genital warts she may also have
  another HPV that causes cervical cancer

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Treatment

• Health care provider must remove the warts
• Warts can be removed by freezing or burning,
  sometimes it takes more than one visit to remove
  all the warts
• Even when and if the warts are removed or go
  away, the virus stays in the body and can be
  spread to others

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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

• The virus that causes AIDS
• Spread by having sex with an infected person or
  sharing needles with someone who has HIV
• Mother passing it on to her baby during
  childbirth or through her breast milk
• Can also be spread by coming into contact with an
  infected persons bodily fluid

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Symptoms

• Can be months or even years before one feels or
  sees any symptoms
• Rapid weight loss
• Fever
• Diarrhea
• Night sweats
• Feeling very tired
• Thrush-a fungal infection of the mouth
  characterized by white patches vagina
  characterized by a white discharge and itching

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Long Term Effects

• Cannot be cured
• Treatment can help with feeling better with this
  virus
• Have a higher chance of getting other STDs
• Can pass it to others
• HIV keeps your body from fighting off diseases

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Syphilis
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Syphilis
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Pubic Lice
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Genital Warts
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Genital Warts
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Genital Herpes
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Genital Herpes
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Genital Herpes