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Post by Shuichi Saihara on Sept 5, 2018 5:13:27 GMT
Dragons still died
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Post by Chihiro Fujisaki on Sept 5, 2018 5:22:24 GMT
STDs/STIs
Sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs (sometimes called sexually transmitted infections, or STIs) affect people of all ages, backgrounds, and from all walks of life. In the U.S. alone there are approximately 20 million new cases each year, about half of which occur among youth ages 15-24 years.
Getting the facts about STDs/STIs and sexual health is increasingly important. We invite you to explore our website and learn more about specific STDs/STIs, tips for reducing risk, and ways to talk with health care providers and partners.
STD or STI? What’s the difference?
Diseases that are spread through sexual contact are usually referred to as sexually transmitted diseases or STDs for short. In recent years, however, many experts in this area of public health have suggested replacing STD with a new term—sexually transmitted infection, or STI.
Why the change? The concept of “disease,” as in STD, suggests a clear medical problem, usually some obvious signs or symptoms. But several of the most common STDs have no signs or symptoms in the majority of persons infected. Or they have mild signs and symptoms that can be easily overlooked. So the sexually transmitted virus or bacteria can be described as creating “infection,” which may or may not result in “disease.” This is true of chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and human papillomavirus (HPV), to name a few.
For this reason, for some professionals and organizations the term “disease” is being replaced by “infection.” ASHA has used the term STD since 1988 and it appears in hundreds of published ASHA documents, including this site. Users of this site will continue to see it for some time. But in moving forward, you will also begin to see increased use of the term STI.
But there is not consensus in the medical and public health community, as H. Hunter Handsfield, MD, Professor Emeritus at Washington University Center for AIDS and STD notes in his essay for the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases. While making arguments for both terms, Handsfield suggests, “Those who prefer either term should use it freely, with neither defensiveness nor pride in either one.” Read his thoughts and share your comments on STD Prevention Online.
Or is it time for a new term? Medical linguist Janet Byron Anderson, PhD, argues that we do and proposes “sexually transmissible infectious disease (STID).” You can read her take here.
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Nagito Komaeda
Ultimate Lucky Student
Let's commit the perfect crime together so despair can become the foundation of hope!
Posts: 667
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Post by Nagito Komaeda on Sept 5, 2018 5:40:44 GMT
Hi kids! Welcome to The Uncle Bobo Show! Are you ready to sing? Come on, let's go!
Billy and his family
Went on a holiday
They went down to Florida
To laugh and dance and play
Bill went in for a swim
He didn't see the harm
But when he came back out again
He was short an arm!
'Cause Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Passing the time By ending children's lives
Down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..
Billy and his father
Went out to play some catch
But Billy missed the pass
Because his arm was unattached
The ball flew past his shoulder
And it rolled into the swamp
When he went wading after it
His leg became a stump!
'Cause Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Passing the time By ending children's lives
Down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..
Billy and his father
Joined a three-legged race
They were tearing up the field
No one could keep the pace
But Billy tripped and did a flip
And landed in the muck
He was running out of limbs
And also out of luck!
'Cause Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Passing the time By ending children's lives
Down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..
Billy was all dirty
He really had to wash
But he couldn't use a towel
'Cause his limbs had been gnawed off
He went into the water
To get all clean and bright
But when he was finished
He was only half his height
'Cause Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Passing the time By ending children's lives
Down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..
Billy's father rolled his wheelchair
Up upon a hill
He wanted to put Bill
Where he would not get killed
But he left him on a slope
And into a swamp he rolled
They dragged out his head
But there was nothing down below!
'Cause Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Rippy The Gator went CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!
Passing the time By ending children's lives
Down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..
Passing the time by ending children's lives
Down in the bottom of the swamp
(Down in the swamp..)
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Post by Sayaka Maizono on Sept 5, 2018 5:49:40 GMT
Spoiler alert: they're bad
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