STD Project

Chlamydia

• Known as "The clap"
• Can potentially cause fatal ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the womb)
• Bactreial STD
• Transmitted by having vaginal, oral, or anal sex

GONORRHEA

• Most common among 15-24 year olds
• 820000 new infections are reported annually
• Bacterial STD
• Transmitted through contact with the penis, mouth, vagina, or anus

Hepatitis

• There are 5 types of Hepatitis
• Affects the liver
• Viral STD
• Transmitted by blood (sharing needles, anything that has blood of an infected person)

HERPes

• There are [usually] no symptoms with Herpes
• Most people with genital Hepes don't know they have it
• Viral STD
• Transmitted by contact with the Hepes sore through vaginal, anal, or oral sex

syphillis

• Once almost eliminated in the U.S.
• Increasing among gay and bisexual men
• Bacterial STD
• Passed through direct contact with the Syphillis sore (vaginal, oral, or anal sex)