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Sexually Transmitted Disease
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STD
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- An STD is any disease that can be transferred from one person to another by having sex.
- There are more than 20 kinds of STDs.
- STDs occur most commonly in adolescents.
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- Many women do not have any obvious signs.
- Fever, chills, and malaise
- Lower abdominal pain
- Burning on urination, a pain in the urethra
- Penile discharge in men
- Vaginal discharge, pelvic pain in women
- Anal discharge and pain
- Discharge (bloody pus) from rectum
- Genital herpes: small grouped blisters which eventually crust
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- STDs are caused by bacteria and viruses, such as:
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- Trichomoniasis
- Syphilis
- HIV/AIDS
- Genital herpes
- Genital Warts
- Cytomegalovirus
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- Slides/smears of discharge from the urethra, cervix; DNA probes of urethral or cervical discharge for gonorrhea
- Microscopic examination of the spirochetes, or special blood tests for syphilis
- DNA probe (swabs), IgM immunofluorescence (blood test) for chlamydia infection
- Tzanck smear, Viral cultures, ELISA (Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay), immunofluorescence tests for genital herpes
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- Increasing levels of estrogen during puberty
- Failure to use contraceptive method
- Sex with someone who has an STD
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- Ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, spectomycin for gonorrhea
- Penicillin for syphilis
- Erythromycin, doxycycline, azithromycin for chlamydial infection
- Azithromycin, ceftriaxone (Rocephin), Augmentin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin for chancroid
- Antiretroviral drugs for AIDS
- Acyclovir, Famvir, or Valtrex for genital herpes
- Sexual partner(s) need to be treated
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- Do not have sex with someone who has an STD.
- Use a condom when you have sex.
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