Health Grade 7
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Who gets STDs?

1- STDs are most common among teenagers and young adults.
2- Health problems caused by STDs tend to be more severe and more frequent for females than for males because of the lack of symptoms.
3- In younger women, the cervix and surrounding area is very vunerable to infection.



STDs are caused by many different organisms.
The most common STDs are:

Gonorrhea

Chlamydia

Syphilis

Bacterial Vaginosis

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)

HIV/AIDS

Herpes

Genital Warts

Hepatitis B

Trichomoniasis

Pubic Lice

Yeast Infection

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