1. Viral StD’s

2. Need To Know
Viral STD’s Herpes Hepatitis B HIV HPV Viral STD’s are NOT curable Medical treatment can make them less severe

3. Herpes sores on mouth or genitals
Transmitted through skin to skin contact
Hugging, shaking hands, sharing food, etc.
Usually not aware
Sores, blisters, rash, itching, burning, tingling, fever, etc
Average of 4-5 Herpes outbreaks a year

4. Hepatitis B Causes chronic infection, cirrhosis, cancer of liver
Present in blood, semen, vaginal secretion, breast milk
Transmitted through unprotected anal, vaginal, and oral sex with infected person, contaminated needles, or infected mother
Symptoms include fever, aches, appetite loss, fatigue, yellowing of skin, dark urine, nausea, etc.

5. HIV
Causes immune system to weaken & lose it’s ability to fight off infections and cancers
Transmitted, same as Hepatitis B
NO symptoms
Average time between HIV and AIDs 8-11 years

6. HPV more than 100 types 1/3 cause warts that infect the genital tract
It can grow on the cervix, vagina, penis, urethra, and anus
Can lead to cervical cancer
Some HPV infections have no harmful effect
May experience no visible signs
No cure but # of methods to remove warts
Transmitted by direct skin contact

7. Nice to Know
By 2010 at least 35 million children have lost 1 or both parents to AIDS
Each year approximately 333 million new cases of STD’s in the world
Hepatitis B causes 620,000 deaths each year
Hepatitis B infection mainly in years old
HPV
Disappear in 70% of people in 1 year and 90% in 2 years

8. Skills ABSTINENCE Know your partner Don’t be afraid to ask
Know the different diseases
Use protection

9. Resources
ml safer-sex/hpv-4272.htm