Suggested links for further exploration of topics related to this chapter
are found below with a brief description of what you can expect to find if you follow each link
General Information
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
From this page you can follow links to find information about specific STDs as provided by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2015
Comprehensive guidelines developed by the CDC for the treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. (Guidelines are constantly being revised because changes in drug resistance etc.) This is a critical source of treatment information used by health care providers who treat STDs. You can download the guidelines or view them using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
What Do the Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Look Like?
This site is provided by Rick Sodawsky, MSPH, Senior Communicable Disease Specialist, Nevada State Health Division. Here you can see graphic photos of infected body parts. Photos found here include: Syphilis (chancres and rash), Gonorrhea (discharge), Genital Warts, Scabies, and Herpes.
HPV Infections
genital HPV infection
information from the CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gardasil vaccine to prevent HPV infection
Information about Gardasil from the manufacturers
Wikipedia article about Gardasil
Information about HPV and HPV vaccines from the CDC (centers for disease control and prevention)
PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
This site is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Organized in a Question and Answer format. Covers the questions: What is PID? How common is PID? What causes PID? What are the symptoms of PID? What are the complications of PID? How is PID diagnosed? What is the treatment for PID? Who is at risk for PID? How can PID be prevented?
Genital (&Oral) Herpes
Herpes Resource Center
Information about Herpes provided by the Herpes Resource Center
HIV - AIDS
2019 Orlando Sentinel Article on HIV and drug overdoses in Orlando
HIV rates Orlando as #2 in the nation for new HIV infections
AIDSVu graphs and data for Orlando
OraQuick
Information from the manufacturer of the home HIV test.
18:31 minute long TED talk by Mitchell Besser: Mothers helping mothers fight HIV
This talk explains how mothers who have been treated for HIV can be used as health care educators for newly diagnosed HIV positive pregnant women.
Some shocking facts from this lecture include:
In the USA 7,000 HIV positive moms give birth each year
In ONE hospital in South Africa 8,000 HIV positive moms give birth each year
In resource rich countries less than 2% of babies born to HIV positive moms are born HIV positive
In resource poor countries 40% of babies born to HIV positive moms are born HIV positive
Mitchell Besser's goal is to improve the odds in resource poor countries
South Africa's Sesame Street Gets HIV+ Muppet
Courtesy of Associated Press
September 17, 2002
Florida HIV/AIDS webpage provided by the Department of Health
Reports on incidence and strategies for treatment of HIV/AIDS
