Straight or gay, married or single, whether you engage in oral, anal or vaginal sex.
STDs are infectious diseases that spread from person to person through intimate contact .
One reason STDs spread is because people think they cannot be infected.
STDs can
affect guys and girls of all ages and backgrounds who are having sex
with a carrier can get some STDs, like herpes orgenital warts,
through skin-to-skin contact with an infected area or sore.
" You cannot get STD through door handles and toilet seats "
STDs also spread easily because you can't tell whether someone has an infection.
In fact, some people with STDs don't even know that they have them.
These people are in danger of passing an infection on to their sex partners without even realizing it.
Examples of STD
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B virus is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver.
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection caused by the organism Neisseria gonorrheaen that is transmitted by sexual contact
Gonorrhea cannot be transmitted from toilet seats or door handles.
Symptoms of gonorrhea
Burning or frequent urination, a yellowish vaginal discharge, redness and swelling of the genitals, itching of the vaginal area.
Genital Warts
More than 40 types of HPV, which are the cause of genital warts ( also known as condylomata acuminata )
Can infect the genital tract of men and women.
HIV infection is now considered to be the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ( HIV )
HIV support group, identites were protected.
This virus is the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS )
HIV has few or no symptoms for up to 10 years or more before symptoms of AIDS develop.
There is no cure for HIV/AIDS, but treatment is available.
HIV can be spread during sex play. Latex and female condoms offer very good protection against HIV
The disease being gotten by
Having unsafe sex with a HIV carrier.
Needle sharing with a HIV carrier.
HIV carrier pregnancy.
An HIV carrier could have no sign of his illness at the early stage.
Usually after 3 months of being affected, light symptoms appeared.
There is no completely cure for AIDS, there are drugs that can help carriers extend their life but do not come cheap.
Also with side effect might help the development of the cancer cells.
AIDS symptoms aren't always obvious. If you think you have AIDS symptoms or have been exposed, see a doctor quickly.
This is a very important topic of science of sex in our country now
Philippines Government pay special attention on AIDS because the rate is alarming.
We must know AIDS well, otherwise Philippines will be another Africa with millions of death.
According to the Department of health ( DOH ) Philippines, over 32,379 HIV/AIDS cases seen by the end of 2014.
459 new cases were acquired through casual, unprotected sexual contact;
The rest are through needle sharing among injecting drug users, Men having sex with men is leading sector of the transmission.
According to DOH data, staggering number of 66 people died from HIV this year 63 were males.
During the Senate inquiry on six bills that will straighten policies on HIV / AIDS prevention and treatment.
“ The HIV cases have reached 19,330 since 1984 "
– DOH Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag
Tayag told the Senate committee on health and demography that:
“ The new HIV cases have actually increased by 532 percent from 2008 to 2013,
from this year alone ( 2014 ) January to June the report reaches 2,814 "
As the government being alarmed by the spread of HIV cases.
Senator Grace Poe proposed the establishment of National HIV and AIDS Plan, and strengthening of the stigma reduction
mechanisms of the present law:
Republic act 8504 also known as “ The Philippine Aids Prevention and control act of 1998 “
In Senator Jingoy Estrada's Senate Bill 879 proposed
" The counseling and testing of pregnant woman and newborn babies for HIV infection. "
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