has many other names such as syph‚ cupid’s disease‚ the pox‚ lues‚ and the French disease. It’s a sexually transmitted infection‚ a highly contagious stealthy infection that is caused by the bacterium Treponema palladium (a species of spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause treponemal diseases). Syphilis has been spread by humans all over the world since the year 1500‚it’s been around longer then any other sexually transmitted disease. This disease was rampant in Europe and some say that it
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Graham Mrs. Jennifer Duda English IV Honors December 12‚ 2012 Disease Awareness and Prevention “Death in early childhood was a heartbreaking fact of life everywhere until the early twentieth century. Gravestones from the nineteenth century and earlier commemorate the death before the end of their first decade of life of between a quarter and half of all the children born into most families. Nearly all died of contagious diseases.” (Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
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8 Most Common College Diseases College students are young‚ lively and generally healthy individuals‚ but just like any population‚ they are prone tocertain health problems. Not only do college students have some of the worst eating‚ exercising and sleeping habits‚they also have to deal with stress from school‚ relationships and job hunting that takes a major toll on their health.Here are the 8 most common college diseases: 1. Depression : Depression is a growing issue that even college campuses
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easy profits from prostitution. VENEREAL DISEASE • A disease that is contracted and transmitted by sexual contact‚ caused by microorganisms that survive on the skin or mucus membranes‚ or that are transmitted via semen‚ vaginal secretions‚ or blood during intercourse. Because the genital areas provide a moist‚ warm environment that is especially conducive to the proliferation of bacteria‚ viruses‚ and yeasts‚ a great many diseases can be transmitted this way. They include AIDS‚ Chlamydia‚ genital
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STD’s seems to be a leading disease in America occurring to the U.S Centers for Disease Control among females. The author was directing its point by making a conclusion that people are not being as protected as they should be ‚ Like if they are being as informed and aware as they need to be . The con of it is because united is a developed countries but yet suffered the highest std’s rates . Due to lack of informations and prevention but not not getting the message through . I comprehend the message
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The efforts of those lobbying for the extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts in the late 1860s and 1870s are notable in drawing attention to venereal diseases beyond the realm of the military. Military efficiency was not the only thing to seriously affected by venereal disease‚ but also the health of the nation as a whole. The Association formed to promote the Acts’ extension held that ‘sufferers under any kind of contagious disease are dangerous members of society‚ and should‚ so long as they are
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Rodelyn Marie C. Suarez COM 3-1 “By teaching children about sexual relationships‚ the educational system encourages young people to experiment sexually‚ leading to an increase in teenage pregnancies.” I have to disagree. The statement’s main idea and question at hand that I understood is‚ “does sex education lead to an increase in teenage pregnancies?” First of all‚ what is sex education? Sex education is instruction on issues relating to human sexuality‚ including human sexual anatomy‚ sexual
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Specific Purpose Statement: The audience will better understand three different types of STD?s and be more aware of the damage STD?s can cause to a person. Introduction Attention getter: I was doing some research on the internet and come across a really interesting statistic on the web site‚ www.kidshealth.org . This statistic said that ?1 in every 5 americans will be treated for an STD by the age of 21? (Statistic‚ Teen Health) Central Idea: Today I would like you to understand the signs and risks
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Sexually Transmitted Infections The case study chosen for this week’s discussion will be Case Study #1: Case Study 1: A 19-year-old Asian American female comes into the clinic for a well-woman checkup. She states that about three weeks ago she had a non-tender sore on her labia that resolved without treatment. Her gynecologic exam is normal but she has maculopapular lesions on her trunk‚ neck‚ palms‚ and soles of her feet. The remainder of her exam was unremarkable. Differential Diagnosis The
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Nursing Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 32-year-old man who has a profuse‚ purulent urethral discharge with painful urination is seen at the clinic. Which information will be most important for the nurse to obtain? a. Contraceptive use b. Sexual orientation c. Immunization history d. Recent sexual contacts ANS: D Information about sexual contacts is needed to help establish whether the patient has been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and
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