| A | B |
|---|
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | infections that are spread from person to person through sexual contact |
| Symptomatic | A person has symptoms |
| Asymptomatic | A person has no symptoms |
| Bacterial STD's | Can be completely removed from the body with proper medication |
| Viral STD's | Can be managed with medication, but not cured |
| HPV | Genital warts, can cause cervical cancer |
| Chlamydia | Most common bacterial STD. |
| Genital Herpes | viral STD; appears as blisters on the genitals or rectum |
| Gonorrhea | Females can pass the infection to babies during childbirth & babies may contract eye infections that cause blindness |
| Trichomoniasis | Caused by a parasite (an animal or plant that lives in or on a host). |
| Syphilis | A bacterial STD that appears as sores in the genital areas that can last up to weeks |
| Abstinence | The only 100% method of protection from STD's |
