COMMON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES:

STD 101 FOR MEDICAL ASSISTING STUDENTS

VD Posters from NIH www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition

American Knowledge About STD’s

56

17

12

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Unaware thatSTDs increase risk

of HIV infection

Believe all STDsare curable

Unable to nameany STDs

Percentage of Americans 18-64 years old

Estimated Burdon of STD in US – 2007

STD New Cases Reported

Chlamydia 1,108,374 (↑ 7.5% since 2006)

Gonorrhea 355,991 (↓ 0.7% since 2006)

Syphilis 11,466 (↑15% since 2006)

PID 146,000 (↑7.2% since 2006)

HPV 312,000 (↓ 1.3% since 2006)

Genital Herpes 317,000 (↓ 1.1% since 2006)

Trichomoniasis 205,000

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Symptoms in men

Gonorrhea

Female Symptoms

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Testing & Treatment for (?)

Easily detected by a urine test or swab; and

Easily cured with antibiotics; but

Any damage to the body cannot be repaired.

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Secondary Symptoms

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Treatment

Can be detected byculturing the lesionblood test

Cannot be cured, but symptoms can be treated with antiviral

You can still spread this even if you are taking antiviral medications

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