Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections

1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections

2. How Well Do You Know The 64 People You Had Sex With Last Night?

3. Epidemiology • CDC estimates 12 million STD’s per year • Of the top 10 most frequently reported diseases – 5 are STD’s • Rates of curable STD’s are highest in US • 42 identified STD’s

4. Risk Factors • Young Age (15-29) – 3 million/year • High Risk Sexual Behavior • Multiple partners • Early onset of sexual activity • Increased frequency of intercourse • Choice of high risk partner(s) • Anatomy

5. Most Common STD’s • Chlamydia • Herpes II • Gonorrhea • HPV • HIV • Hepatitis

6. Chlamydia • Most prevalent STD in US • Estimated 3-4 million new cases/year • In 2009 14,000 new cases in Minnesota

7. Chlamydia • Silent infection with serious consequences • Chronic pelvic pain • Infertility • Ectopic pregnancy • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Treatment

8. Herpes Genitalis • Very prevalent • Two types of herpes • Viral infection – no cure • First episode 12 days • Fever, pain • Painful eruptions of skin • Inflammation

9. Herpes • First episode usually the worst • Recurrent varies (4/yr) • Transmission Treatment

10. Gonorrhea • Rates on the increase • 2009 Minnesota 47 per 100,000 • Women usually asymptomatic • Males – burning, yellow thick discharge Treatment

11. HPV- Human Papillomavirus • Wart like projections • May be flat or bumpy • Itching • Highly contagious Treatment - Vaccine

12. HIV • Statistics • State Minnesota 2009: 5,394 new cases • US ≈ 1 million • Global 39.4 million • Testing Treatment

13. Hepatitis • Hep A • Fecal contamination • Hep B • Most common STD in world • Vaccine preventable • Hep C • Primarily blood

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