Sexually Transmitted Diseases Concern Everyone:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates about 65 million Americans are living with a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
About half of all people will be infected by an STD sometime in their lifetimes.
More than 19 million new cases occur each year In the United States, almost half of them among young people aged 15 to 24.
Each year, one in four teens contracts an STD.
As many as one in four Americans have Genital Herpes, and up to 90% are unaware that they have it.
Each year in the United States, more than $13 billion is spent on major STDs including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
All STDs can be improved by treatment, and some can be cured, but many people who are infected don't recognize the symptoms.

This book gives information primarily from official government medical sources on the most common STDs extant in the United States, including description of symptoms, more than 70 figures and photographs, what to do to reduce risk of exposure, and what to do if you think you might have been exposed.
If you are concerned, then do something. Inactivity and ignoring information will not make it better.
Buy this book and share it with your friends.

Part I: Introduction

Foreword by the Editor
Sexually Transmitted Diseases— Five Key Points: 1
What Can You Do to Prevent STDs? 3
Diseases That May Be Transmitted Sexually and the Organisms Responsible 5
Trends in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States 7
National Surveillance Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis 7
Syphilis: Cases Increase for Fourth Consecutive Year 12
Hepatitis 16
HIV/AIDS 23
Other STDs 29
Chancroid 29
Human Papillomavirus 29
Lymphogranuloma Venereum 30
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 30
Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases 30
Trends in STDs Special Focus Profiles 33
Women and Infants 33
Adolescents and Young Adults 39
Racial and Ethnic Minorities 43
Men Who Have Sex with Men 47
Persons Entering Corrections Facilities 53
Statistics/Prevalence
Overview
Disease organisms

Part II: Information in depth 57

Chlamydia 59
Genital HPV 65
Genital Herpes 73
Gonorrhea 81
Pelvic inflammatory disease 91
Hepatitis 97
Syphilis 105
Trichomoniasis 123
Vaginal Infections and Vaginitis 126
Bacterial Vaginosis 126
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) 129
HIV Infection and AIDS 133
How HIV Causes AIDS 154
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 175
Frequently Asked Questions on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 180
The Link between HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections 211
Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus 215
The Deadly Intersection between TB and HIV 223
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection 225
Birth Control Methods and Protection against STDs 233
Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 248
Important Parasites 255
.Pubic Lice Infestation 255
Head Lice Infestation Pediculosis 258
Treating Head Lice Infestation 262
Scabies (SKAY-bees) 269
Statistics and STDs 277

Over 70 Illustrations and Photographs

Note: this book is extremely explicit. Must be 21 to order.

Learn to recognize the symptoms and what to do to avoid exposure

Sexually Transmitted Diseases—Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention-2nd Edition
Assembled and Edited by R.J.Banis, PhD, (2006) Teacher friendly —free to copy for nonprofit education. Illustrated with more than 70 photographs and illustrations. 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 paperback published February 2006 1-888725-58-3, 8¼X6½, 290 pp.
This book can be ordered by mail. for $18.95, plus $3.50 for shipping. Missouri residents add $0.98 for sales tax.