(Herpes pg.23) Herpes can also be spread through the giving or receiving oral sex. ... Studies show that sores or lesions in the genital area make a person more prone to the HIV infection if they have sex with someone carrying the the HIV virus. This is because herpes causes breaks in the skin allowing the HIV virus to enter easier. ... HIV then leads to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome virus which is called AIDS. ... People becoming infected with the AIDS virus is growing at astounding rates. ...

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Blood transfusions during surgeries or in emergencies when there's a large loss of blood can also give a person an STI if a doctor gives the patient infected blood. ... If someone isn't coming in sexual contact with anyone else then there's no way to contract an STI. ... Infection with the HPV virus is common and infects at least 50% of all people who have sex at some time in their lives. ... Following steps of prevention each and every time someone has sex, can help just the tiniest bit. ... In Africa, where the AIDs virus is rapidly spreading, lack of protective methods and ...

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In addition, while casual sex may have been viewed as "normal" a few decades ago, the outlook on it is different now with the discovery of the HIV virus and other sexually transmitted diseases. ... Throughout the story, different parts can be easily related to a real-life event on how men are allowed to express themselves sexually without causing any controversy, but once a woman tries to do the same there's always someone there to point a finger at them. Thankfully, Minot's writing gives clear-cut reasoning on how messed up our world is. ...

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Discrimination against someone can take a negative toll on them because most of the time what they are being victimized for or discriminated against they cannot help. ... Examples of theses diseases or infections are Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Chlamydia, Genital Warts, Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus, Public Lice, Syphilis, and Trichomoniasis just to name the most common ones but there are more. ... If one of the employees refuse to work with the person who has an STD then that does not give the employer the right to fire them. .....

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The next day everyone is staring and you even heard someone mention the word slut. ... Making condoms available in public schools gives students the opportunity to obtain relatively large numbers of condoms, which does not lead to increases in sexual activity but an increase in condom use among sexually active teenagers. ... -Other than abstinence, the condom is the only effective protection against pregnancies and STDs such as the HIV virus and AIDS. ... -People will be happier, more at ease, and more successful in life if we start giving out condoms in high school. ... Remember th...

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And almost half of the sexually active students had never been tested for an STD, even though one in five college students know someone who has contracted a sexually transmitted disease while in college. ... -24 million new cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) occur annually -63% of all sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases occur among people less than 25 years of age. ... Just because the majority of college students are having sex, doesn't give the right to promote it. ...

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