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STDs

STDs. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Communicable Diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact Can also be transmitted by sharing “dirty” needles in drug use Until 1985, STDs could be transmitted through blood transfusions. HIV/AIDS. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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STDs

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  1. STDs

  2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases • Communicable Diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact • Can also be transmitted by sharing “dirty” needles in drug use • Until 1985, STDs could be transmitted through blood transfusions

  3. HIV/AIDS • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Aquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome • HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS • Attacks the immune system • Can be managed with medications • Eventually the immune system will succumb to the disease

  4. HIV/AIDS • People usually do not die from AIDS, but from other diseases that a healthy immune system can easily fight off (like pnemonia) • Babies can be born with HIV if their mother has the infection

  5. Ways You Can NOT Get HIV/AIDS • Holding hands • Kissing • Sweating • Eating/Drinking • Sitting next to someone with the disease

  6. Other STDs • Gonorrhea • Chlamydia • Syphilis • Herpes Simplex Virus • Human Papillomavirus • Genital Warts

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