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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 1.What does the acronym STD stand for? 2. What is the most common STD? 3. What is the least common STD? 4. What disease agent (Pathogen) causes most STDs ? 5. What is the main way an STD is transmitted? 6. Why is this age group most at risk?

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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  1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  2. 1.What does the acronym STD stand for? 2. What is the most common STD? 3. What is the least common STD? 4. What disease agent (Pathogen) causes most STDs? 5. What is the main way an STD is transmitted? 6. Why is this age group most at risk? 7. How many people get a STD in America each day? 8.  Explain the correlation between condom use and the increase in sexually transmitted diseases. 9. What is the way you are guaranteed to not get a STD? 10. How is a STD diagnosed? 11. What are three ways getting an STD could affect your future? 12. How do you know someone has a STD? 13. Why are females affected more than males by STDs? 14. What is abstinence? 15.What is a monogamous relationship? 16.Explain how an STD could affect you mentally, socially or emotionally? 17.What is the only 100% effective form of birth control or protection from a STD? 18.Give three reasons why STDs are more dangerous in teenagers.

  3. 1. What does the acronym STD stand for? Sexually Transmitted Disease 2. What is the most common STD? Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) 3. What is the least common STD? Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

  4. 4. What disease agent (Pathogen) causes most STDs? Virus and bacteria

  5. 5. What is the main way an STD is transmitted? Through sexual activity 6. What age group is most at risk of STD? Teenagers and young adults 7. Why is this age group most at risk? Risk takers Immature reproductive system Emotions over rule knowledge

  6. 8. How many people get a STD in America each day? 42,000

  7. 9. Explain the correlation between condom use and the increase in sexually transmitted diseases. As condom use increased so did the incidence of STDs. Pregnancy rates lowered. 10. What is the way you are guaranteed to not get a STD? Not do – Abstinence 11. How is a STD diagnosed? By medical personnel -- doctors

  8. 12. What are three ways getting an STD could affect your future? Ruin your reputation Financial burden Incomplete ambition Poor health

  9. 13.How do you know someone has a STD? You don’t

  10. 14. Why are females affected more than males by STDs? The female reproductive system is internal so it is more difficult to see the obvious signs and symptoms.

  11. 15. What is abstinence? To refrain from – not do! 16.What is a monogamous relationship? One person with one person

  12. 18. What is the only 100% effective form of birth control or protection from a STD? Abstinence 19.Give three reasons why STDs are more dangerous in teenagers. * Immature reproductive system * Right brain vs left brain (emotion/ reaction over- rules knowledge/ experience) *Does not consider the long-term effects

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