Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs

It has been an awful long time since any of us have been in a high school health class. Since then the world of STDs has changed. Syphilis is on its way to being wiped out in the United States. AIDs has been introduced into our society, and sadly, become rampant.

My firm belief that knowledge is power has driven me to start this series of STD Fact Sheets to help parents of teenagers bone up on and stay current with the information that is out there today. This list will be ongoing, so bookmark it and check back for further information.

Genital Herpes

• What is genital herpes?
• How common is genital herpes?
• How do people get genital herpes?
• Herpes Quiz
• More on Genital Herpes
• Picutres: Herpetic whitlow on the thumb | Herpes simplex - close-up

Chlamydia

• What is Chlamydia?
• How common is chlamydia?
• What are the symptoms of chlamydia?
• Chlamydia Quiz
• More on Chlamydia

Gonorrhea

• What is gonorrhea?
• How common is gonorrhea?
• How do people get gonorrhea? Who is at risk?
• Gonorrhea Quiz
• More on Gonorrhea

Syphilis

• Fact Sheet
  
• Syphilis Rate Statistics
• Picutres: Syphilis, secondary on the palms | Primary syphilis

HIV/AIDs

• Fact Sheet
  
• Statistics
  
• In Adolescents (aged 13-19)