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NOTE TO
THE TEACHER
One option is to give each group a piece
of butcher paper with the name of an STD
at the top. Have them write in large letters.
Then post all papers side by side.
3. Give groups about ten minutes to research the STD. Then, ask
each group to provide a summary statement for each of the five
points on each STD.
4. After all groups have reported, pull five summary statements that
are true about all these STDs on each point. For example:
a. You can get STD, including HIV, from intimate sexual contact
with someone who has the disease.
b. You can prevent STD, including HIV, by abstaining, having a
lifelong monogamous sexual relationship, or reducing the risk
by using a latex condom and a sponge or foam.
C. STD, including HIV, can damage an unborn baby, make you
sterile, and weaken your general health.
d. Having an STD has a social stigma and is embarrassing.
e. You should go to a clinic or see a physician if you see 'any
symptoms.
f. At first, a person with an STD will look and feel healthy but
can still transmit the disease to others.
b. HIV is significantly more lethal than other STDs. For adults,
the average length of time between becoming HIV-infected
and being diagnosed with AIDS can be as long as ten years.
There are no medically documented cases of people who have
recovered from HIV.
C. HIV receives much more attention from the press.
d. People are more afraid of HIV than of other STDs.
e. Many heterosexuals do not consider themselves to be at risk
for HIV.
g. HIV may be transmitted by sharing injection needles.
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5. Ask how HIV differs from the other STDs.
a. You get HIV infection from blood, semen and vaginal secretions.
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