Chapter 17 Outline

Venereal Diseases Were Seen as Punishment for Sexual License

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STDs Are Still a Major Problem in the United States

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Insects Are More of an Annoyance than a Danger

• Pubic Lice Itch, and That’s All They Do
• Scabies May Be Transmitted Sexually or Nonsexually

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Trichomoniasis Is Caused by a Protozoan

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Bacterial STDs Can Usually Be Treated with Antibiotics

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Syphilis Is Down but Not Out

• Untreated Syphilis Progresses through Three Stages
• Syphilis Has Resisted Elimination
• Box 17.1: Society, Values, and the Law: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

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Gonorrhea Can Lead to Infertility

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Chlamydia Causes a Common Infection with Serious Complications

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The Status of Bacterial Vaginosis as an STD Is Uncertain

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Urethritis Can Be Caused by a Variety of Organisms

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Viral STDs Can Be Dangerous and Hard to Treat

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Molluscum Contagiosum Is a Self-Limiting Condition

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Genital Herpes Is a Lifelong but Not Life-Threatening Infection

• Recurrent Outbreaks Are the Rule
• Is There a Stress Connection?
• Herpes Can Have Serious Effects
• Drug Treatment Can Shorten or Prevent Outbreaks
• Herpes Is Extremely Common

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Cytomegalovirus Is a Common Infection that Can Harm Fetuses

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Human Papillomaviruses Can Cause Genital Warts—and Cancer

• An HPV Vaccine Is Available for Females

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Hepatitis Viruses Can Be Sexually Transmitted

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AIDS Is Caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

• Box 17.2: Society, Values, and the Law: AIDS in Africa
• Box 17.3: Biology of Sex: HIV’s Replication Cycle
• Sexual Transmission Is Chiefly by Coitus and Anal Sex
• HIV Infection Progresses in a Characteristic Way
• Treatment of AIDS Is Directed at Both the Complications and the Viral Replication Cycle

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There Are Several Ways to Reduce the Likelihood of STD Transmission

• Abstinence Prevents STDs
• Sexually Active People Can Reduce Their Risk of STDs by Their Choice of Partners
• Box 17.4: Society, Values, and the Law: Partner Notification
• Some Sexual Behaviors Are Riskier than Others for STD Transmission
• Box 17.5: Research Highlights: Reducing STD Prevalence: Strategies That Work
• Condoms Are the Mainstay of STD Prevention

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Not Everything Is an STD

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