Module 8 - How to treat STIs Marcel L. Swinford Grand Canyon University Human Sexuality PSY-225 Ketsia Chapman February 01‚ 2011 Module 8 - How to treat STIs Bacterial sexually transmitted infections include Chlamydia‚ Gonorrhea‚ Syphilis‚ and Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU). There are different treatments for each of these infections. Chlamydia should be treated dually with doxycycline and azithromycin (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2010). The treatment for Gonorrhea
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STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) are diseases that are transmitted through sexual intercourse with another domestic partner. Usually STD’s are transmitted through oral‚ anal‚ vaginal‚ or other sexually active bodily contact. Sexually Transmitted Diseases are 100% avoidable. There are many techniques‚ but the most effective way is to have sexual intercourse with only one partner in your whole life‚ making sure that your partner didn’t have sexual involvements with anyone else. Another method is
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has many other names such as syph‚ cupid’s disease‚ the pox‚ lues‚ and the French disease. It’s a sexually transmitted infection‚ a highly contagious stealthy infection that is caused by the bacterium Treponema palladium (a species of spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause treponemal diseases). Syphilis has been spread by humans all over the world since the year 1500‚it’s been around longer then any other sexually transmitted disease. This disease was rampant in Europe and some say that it
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STDs? STDs are sexually transmitted diseases. This means they are most often -- but not exclusively -- spread by sexual intercourse. HIV‚ chlamydia‚ genital herpes‚ genital warts‚ gonorrhea‚ some forms of hepatitis‚ syphilis‚ and trichomoniasis are STDs. STDs used to be called venereal diseases or VD. They are among the most common contagious diseases. More than 65 million Americans have an incurable STD. Each year‚ 15.3 million new cases are reported; half of these infections are lifelong. * You
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History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases‚ or commonly known as STDs‚ are the most common diseases known to man and it is one of the largest growing issues not only in the United States of America but around the globe. Sexually transmitted diseases are primarily spread through sexual contact from individual to individual‚ whether it is oral‚ vaginal‚ or anal sex. It can also be passed on by skin to skin contact such as through skin lesions‚ sores‚ sharing needles
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Headline: 9 venereal diseases without definite symptoms Reference: Concerning Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) http://www.american.edu/ocl/wellness/Sexually-Transmitted-Diseases.cfm Accessed January 21‚ 2017 Sexually Transmitted Infections http://patient.info/doctor/sexually-transmitted-infections-pro Accessed January 21‚ 2017 What are some types of sexually transmitted diseases or sexually transmitted infections (STDs/STIs)? https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/stds/conditioninfo/Pages/types
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Block 4 In the early 1900s‚ there was an outbreak of a disease called syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The bacterium it formed from is called the Treponema Pallidum. Unfortunately‚ no one really knew about the disease. Syphilis had many signs and symptoms that other diseases had. Because of this‚ many times‚ it was misnamed and patients were diagnosed wrong. Since scientists and doctors didn’t know about the disease‚ they decided to take it a step further and do a study
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are the most common diseases known to man and one of the largest growing problems not only in the United States but all over the world. Sexually Transmitted diseases are usually‚ but not always‚ passed from person to person by sexual contact‚ whether it is oral‚ vaginal‚ or anal sex. It can also be transmitted by sharing needles‚ tiny cuts‚ sores‚ skin to skin contact or even by wearing the clothes or lying in the bedding of a person that might have it. There
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English 111.190 14 Nov. 2012 Essay # 3 Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections By examining the song “S.E.X” by a popular song artist named Lyfe Jennings I saw the topic of teenage sex discussed in popular culture’s music. The lyrics are expressing how sex can be lead and how most men take advantage of young women just to have sex. Lyfe Jennings song “S.E.X” sends a message to our young society that just because you think you’re in love doesn’t mean you have to give up your innocents
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3/19/2013 Health Article #3 Sexually Transmitted Diseases are Plaguing the Nation In the article that I read‚ it stated that approximately 110 million Americans are infected with a sexual transmitted infection and 20 million people are added to the list every year. Half of the people who are infected are in between the ages of 15 and 24. According the article it cost 16 billion dollars a year in medical costs just to treat people with sexually transmitted infections. My Opinion My thoughts on the
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