Infectious disease STD

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AIDS is not spread by:

Casual contact – dry mouth kissing, hugging, being sneezed on or coughed on.

Mosquito bites

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How to Protect yourself

Abstinence - 100%

Have Safe Sex - Practice Monogamy – (when two people have intercourse with only each other for their entire lives).

Don’t use dirty needles

Get tested

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Now that we have covered HIV and AIDS, What is the difference in them? Are they the same thing? Why do these two things always get linked together? Is one more dangerous then the other?

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STD Facts

Sexually Transmitted Disease

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What is an STD?

Sexually Transmitted Disease - is serious, sometimes painful, and can cause a lot of serious damage.

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How is STD Spread

STD is spread during close, sexual activity. It is spread during vaginal, anal and oral sex.

HIV and Hepatitis are also spread by contact with infected blood

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Most STD germs need to live in warm, moist areas. That’s why they infect the mouth, rectum and sex organs.

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What to do

Get checked out

Don’t hope the STD will go away. It won’t!

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What to watch for

Women

* an unusual discharge or smell from your vagina.

* pain in your pelvic area – the area between your belly button and sex organs

* burning or itching around your vagina

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* Bleeding from your vagina that is not your regular period.

* Pain deep inside your vagina when you have sex.

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What to watch for

Men

* a drip or discharge from the penis, sores, bumps, or redness.

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Both men and women

* Sores, bumps or blisters near your sex organs

* burning and pain when you urinate or have a bowel movement

*Need to urinate often

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* Itching around your sex organs

* a swelling or redness in your throat