Download Viral StD`s

VIRAL STD’S
NEED TO KNOW
Viral STD’s
Herpes
Hepatitis B
HIV
HPV
Viral STD’s are NOT curable
Medical treatment can make them less severe
HERPES
• sores on mouth or genitals
• Transmitted through skin to skin contact
Hugging, shaking hands, sharing food, etc.
• Usually not aware
• Sores, blisters, rash, itching, burning, tingling, fever, etc
• Average of 4-5 Herpes outbreaks a year
HEPATITIS B
• Causes chronic infection, cirrhosis, cancer of liver
• Present in blood, semen, vaginal secretion, breast milk
• Transmitted through unprotected anal, vaginal, and oral sex
with infected person, contaminated needles, or infected mother
• Symptoms include fever, aches, appetite loss, fatigue,
yellowing of skin, dark urine, nausea, etc.
HIV
• Causes immune system to weaken & lose it’s ability to fight off
infections and cancers
• Transmitted, same as Hepatitis B
• NO symptoms
• Average time between HIV and AIDs 8-11 years
HPV
• more than 100 types
• 1/3 cause warts that infect the genital tract
• It can grow on the cervix, vagina, penis, urethra, and anus
• Can lead to cervical cancer
• Some HPV infections have no harmful effect
• May experience no visible signs
• No cure but # of methods to remove warts
• Transmitted by direct skin contact
NICE TO KNOW
• By 2010 at least 35 million children have lost 1 or both parents
to AIDS
• Each year approximately 333 million new cases of STD’s in the
world
• Hepatitis B causes 620,000 deaths each year
• Hepatitis B infection mainly in 25-44 years old
• HPV
• Disappear in 70% of people in 1 year and 90% in 2 years
SKILLS
• ABSTINENCE
• Know your partner
• Don’t be afraid to ask
• Know the different diseases
• Use protection
RESOURCES
http://www.classbrain.com/artteensb/publish/article_125.sht
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http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hivsafer-sex/hpv-4272.htm
http://www.stdsandyou.com/viral-virus-stds.html