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Here are some ways to help correct the stigma surrounding STIs, HIV, and AIDS: - Educate others that STIs are common and not a moral failing. Emphasize prevention and treatment instead of blame. - Use respectful, non-stigmatizing language when discussing STIs. Refer to people living with HIV/AIDS as "people living with HIV" rather than other terms that define them by their condition. - Share accurate medical information to correct myths and misconceptions. Make it clear that STIs like HIV are not spread through casual contact. - Promote compassion. People with STIs deserve the same dignity and respect as anyone else. Focus on health rather than passing judgment.

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Health8 WK1 3QT

Here are some ways to help correct the stigma surrounding STIs, HIV, and AIDS: - Educate others that STIs are common and not a moral failing. Emphasize prevention and treatment instead of blame. - Use respectful, non-stigmatizing language when discussing STIs. Refer to people living with HIV/AIDS as "people living with HIV" rather than other terms that define them by their condition. - Share accurate medical information to correct myths and misconceptions. Make it clear that STIs like HIV are not spread through casual contact. - Promote compassion. People with STIs deserve the same dignity and respect as anyone else. Focus on health rather than passing judgment.

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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
INFECTIONS (STIS), HIV,
AND AIDS
WHAT ARE SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED
INFECTIONS/DISEASES?
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
INFECTIONS/DISEASES

•A virus, bacteria, fungus, or parasite


people can get through sexual contact.
•Many STIs have no symptoms, so
people can have an infection but not
know it.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
INFECTIONS/DISEASES

• A sexually transmitted disease (STD)


develops because of an STI and the
term implies that the infection has led
to some symptom of disease.
HIV MODES OF
TRANSMISSION: HOW WELL
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
EXAMINE FIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
AND HOW THEY ARE TRANSMITTED.

DECIDE WHETHER THE STATEMENT IS


TRUE OR FALSE BASED ON THE
DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE:
DIFFERENT KINDS OF
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
INFECTIONS
GONORRHEA
GONORRHEA

•Caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is


a bacterium transmitted through sexual
intercourse
•Affects urinary and reproductive organs
(and others)
•Forms painful lesions
SYPHILIS
SYPHILIS

•Syphilis is an infection caused by


bacteria, and the infection causes sores
to appear on the skin.
SYPHILIS

•These sores, known as chancres, are


most commonly found in the reproductive
organs and around the mouth.
•Contact with these sores can allow the
transmission to occur.
GENITAL HERPES
GENITAL HERPES

•Herpes simplex 1 and 2 come from a


family of viruses.
•Genital herpes simplex causes sores in
the genital area, flu-like symptoms,
body pains, and swelling of the glands.
GENITAL HERPES

•Because the virus permanently inhabits


sensory nerves at the base of the
spinal cord, genital herpes is a chronic,
lifelong condition.
•Most of the time, HSV lies dormant.
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY
VIRUS (HIV)
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

•This attacks the immune system, and a


lack of proper medical care can lead to
severe symptoms that seriously weaken a
person’s immune system.
•The worst cases of HIV infection can lead
to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS).
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

•There is currently no effective cure.


Once people get HIV, they have it for life.
•But with proper medical care, HIV can be
controlled. People with HIV who
get effective HIV treatment can live long,
healthy lives and protect their partners.
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME (AIDS)
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME (AIDS)

•The late stage of HIV infection that


occurs when the body’s immune system
is badly damaged because of the virus.
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME (AIDS)

•In the U.S., most people with HIV do


not develop AIDS because taking HIV
medicine as prescribed stops the
progression of the disease.
CAUSES AND
TRANSMISSION OF HIV
CAUSES AND TRANSMISSION OF HIV

• Unprotected sexual intercourse


• Needle-sharing for syringes between
an infected and a non-infected person
is also a risk, which most commonly
happens when taking substances.
CAUSES AND TRANSMISSION OF HIV

• HIV can also be transmitted from an


infected pregnant mother to her child
or during breastfeeding.
STAGES OF HIV
INFECTION
STAGES OF HIV INFECTION

•Acute HIV infection


•Clinical Latency Stage or
Asymptomatic HIV Stage
•AIDS
PREVENTION AND
MANAGEMENT OF
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASES
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

•Safe sexual intercourse and sexual


abstinence
•Regular checkups
•Prophylactics
•Proper education
•Antiretroviral therapy
MYTHS AND
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASES
MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

•All STIs can be prevented by using protection


during sexual intercourse.
•HIV and AIDS can only infect homosexual
people.
•HIV and AIDS are the same.
•HIV and AIDS are problems only in developing
countries.
WHY ARE SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
STIGMATIZED?
HOW COULD YOU HELP IN
CORRECTING THE STIGMA
SURROUNDING STIS, HIV,
AND AIDS?

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