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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Don't get them!

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Don't get them!. Chlamydia. Pathogen: Bacteria- Chlamydia trachomatis Slang: Clam Transmission: during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Male symptoms : discharge from the penis Female Symptoms : abnormal vaginal discharge or burning sensation while urinating. .

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Don't get them!

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  1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Don't get them!

  2. Chlamydia • Pathogen: Bacteria- Chlamydia trachomatis • Slang: Clam • Transmission: during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. • Male symptoms: discharge from the penis • Female Symptoms: abnormal vaginal discharge or burning sensation while urinating.

  3. Chlamydia continued • Long term effects: infection can spread to uterus or fallopian tubes. Cause PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) • Women are more likely to be infected with HIV if they have Chlamydia • Treatment: Antibiotic

  4. HPV • Pathogen: Virus- Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) • Slang: Warts • Transmission: infects the skin and mucous membranes. • There are more than 40 HPV • Male symptoms: genital warts • Female symptoms: genital warts

  5. HPV • Long term effects: certain strains of HPV can cause cervical cancer in women. • Cervical cancer does not have symptoms- must be screened for this. • 6.2 million people are infected with HPV every year. • Treatment: None (warts can be removed)

  6. Genital Herpes • Pathogen: Virus-herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2). • Transmission: intercourse or anal sex. Occurs mainly when a person does not have sores but still carries the virus and passes it to sexual partner. • Male symptoms: Blisters on or around genitals or rectum. • Female symptoms: Blisters

  7. Genital Herpes • Long term effects: 4 to 5 outbreaks a year. Painful sores. • one out of five adolescents and adults, have had genital HSV infection • Treatment: no cure, but can treat symptoms

  8. Gonorrhea • Pathogen:Neisseria gonorrhoeae • Slang: the gash/the clap • Transmission: intercourse, anal or oral sex • Male symptoms: burning while urinating, yellow or green discharge from penis, swollen testes. • Female symptoms: Burning while urinating, vaginal discharge, abnormal bleeding

  9. Gonorrhea • Long-term effects- • can be spread from mother to baby during delivery. • Causes PID. • Causes infertility. • Can spread to blood and joints (fatal) • Treatment: Antibiotics (bacteria are becoming resistant)

  10. Syphilis • Pathogen: Bacteria-Treponema pallidum. It has often been called “the great imitator” • Transmission: passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilis sore. • Male symptoms: Sores on penis or anus, skin rash • Female symptoms: Sores on vagina or anus

  11. Syphilis • Long-term effects: • Easier to transmit HIV. • Damages internal organs. • Death. • Treatment: Antibiotics Syphilis chancre of the mouth

  12. People who died from syphillis • Napoleon Bonaparte • Al Capone • Henry VIII • Adolf Hitler • Vincent Van Gogh • Leo Tolstoy • Nietzche

  13. To Sum Up • STD’s are painful and hard to cure. • They have long term effects that can affect you the rest of your life. • THEY ARE GROSS • They can be prevented through abstinence and safe-sex practices.

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