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204<br />

<strong>Union</strong>-Endicott<br />

3/22/2011<br />

STD'S are:<br />

• Sexually Transmi tted Diseases are<br />

infectious<br />

person<br />

and can spread from<br />

to person.<br />

• STD's are also called Sexually Transmitted<br />

Infections (STI' S).<br />

• Facts:<br />

-STO's can affect men and women of<br />

all ages and backgrounds who are<br />

engaging in sexual activity (Anyone<br />

can get an STO!).<br />

• Some STD's can stay in a person's body<br />

forever (STD's caused by a virus).<br />

• If untreated, some STD's can cause<br />

permanent damage, such as infertility (the<br />

inability to have a baby) and even death<br />

(HIV/ AIDS).<br />

Vocabulary:<br />

• Some STD's are Chlamydia, Herpes, Genital<br />

Warts (HPV), Gonorrhea, Syphilis,<br />

Hepatitis B, and HIV/ AIDS.<br />

Abstinence!!!<br />

• Abstinence- Choosing not to be<br />

sexually active<br />

• Sterile-Unable to produce children- ex:<br />

scarred fallopian tubes<br />

• Incubation- Time it takes for symptoms<br />

to appear once infected<br />

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