Sexually Transmitted Diseases In The United States

"Approximately four million teens get a sexually transmitted disease every year" (Scripps 1). Today’s numbers of sexually active teens differ greatly from that of just a few years ago. Which in return, projects that not only the risk of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) has risen, but the actual numbers of those infected rise each year as well. These changes have not gone unnoticed. In fact have produced adaptations as to how society educates its young adults about sex, using special programs, various advertising, and regulating sexual education courses in public schools. One major adaptation is the advancement and availability of

Over 15 million STD’s are contracted in the U.S. each year (Koumans et al., 2005). Over one one-fifth of these cases involve two of the most commonly known STDs: chlamydia and gonorrhea (Koumans et al., 2005) Unfortunately, most of the individuals who get infected with these diseases fall into the age range of 15-24 years old (Koumans et al., 2005). According to Wyatt & Oswalt (2014), almost half of all STD’s contracted each year are by young people ages 15-24 years old. Moreover, the data shows that, “45% of herpes infections, 70% of gonorrhea infections, 63% of chlamydia infections, and 49% of HPV infections occur among youth between the ages of 15-24 years” (Wyatt & Oswalt, 2014). Given that many college students are between the ages of 18-24 years, it is important that schools focus on educating students about the risk of

Numerous sexual partners enables the chances of contracting an STI, such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, or Syphilis, to increase; that being said, statistics indicate that one in every five teens has had four or more sexual partners. Teens of the ages 15 through 19 are among the highest rates of the population infected with the previously mentioned sexually transmitted diseases. Teens engaging in sexual activity are often exposed to diseases without full understanding of the ease that these infections can be transmitted; students need to be exposed to the severe consequences in order to promote more cautious future decisions, like the amount of sexual encounters. Many young males and females never acquire information on the numerous sexually transmitted infections that they could catch and distribute nor how to prevent or treat such diseases. The statistics of high school students that document receiving counseling on STDs and STD testing at a routine checkup with their doctor meets low expectations, recording at 42.8 percent for females and only 26.4 percent for males. The high rates of infected teens could be directly related to the lack of knowledge they receive on the possible diseases that can be distributed through sex. Without proper knowledge on sexually transmitted diseases, the

The reason why STD's are so high among the youth is that some of the tactics don’t work as well as we would like. A big contributor is the scare tactic, where a parent or educator shows you the worst-case scenario of an

Throughout the 21st century period, the epidemic of STD’s has risen among African American in the millions some even have incurable diseases. STD’s can be pass from one to another by mouth sexual intercourse and needles anything in contact with body fluid symptoms of STD’s can go undetected which increased risk of health concerns. With others not knowing conditions can arise in an infected person that doesn’t know their status like infertility and chronic illness. Because so many are uneducated about the any STD’s a stigma always accompanying it which people tend to throw it under the rug instead of disgusting and learn more to better equip themselves. African American males lack knowledge about STD’s and prevention with the usage of a condom.

Asking about someone’s sexual history or insisting on using condoms both require much confidence. This article suggests that many adolescents are not unknowledgeable about the risks of STDs and ways to avoid them. Many adolescent feel that partners may not be cooperate with prevention strategies. Also, many adolescents do not take the proper precautions to prevent STDs because of social status and preconceived notions that someone may or may not have an STD. Having multiple sexual partners was perceived as cool for males, and this made males more desirable for females. While many females felt they would not fit in if they were not being sexually active. This information alone provides a need for teaching.

Teen sexual health standpoints must be lifted to lodge the up-to-date compressions, myths, and the realities of the pressures and dangerous outcomes that the new generation is facing or if misinformed will soon face, in the relations of beginning to be sexually active and living a healthy and cautious sexual life in order to protect the teens from continuing to see high rates of STD reduction and transmission.

The United States has an alarmingly high rate of sexually transmitted infections among ages fifteen through twenty-five especially among states that teach abstinence only opposed to comprehensive sexual education. It holds the highest rate in sexually transmitted infections in youth in all developed countries. This is a frightening and atrocious crisis that is preventable if given the right tools at the right age. Many youth are in harm’s way due to inaccurate information, . Many youth believe oral and anal sex is not a form of sex believing they cannot be infected by any sexually transmitted infections when engaging in these acts. This is not only wrong but can put themselves at higher risk for sexually transmitted disease. Sexually transmitted

The more frequent occurrence of STDs in the younger generations are also based upon the multiple barriers in retrieving the benefits in STD prevention services which includes the lack of health insurance or inability to pay, no transportation, embarrassment of the services in the facilities, and worries of discretion. (STDs) According to the US Department of Health and Human Service, twenty five percent of sexually active adolescents have already obtained an STD. (Parillo) The severity of the issue is approached with the control strategies and educational strategies. In which these educational strategies are more effective when it involves a big health educational program that is provided to our minors. The young populations that are particularly affected by STDs are the young women with a low income for it is easier for a female to receive an STD compared to men. And with those women having a low income, they are not able to access the services that are being provided to them. Today, four in ten sexually active adolescent girls have obtained an STD that can cause infertility and death; also two thirds of adolescent boys have HIV diagnoses.

Syphilis has been known to cause devastating epidemics. It killed a lot men and children way back when the cure of this is still unknown. Even though it is curable now, there are still people who are in misery facing this problem.

Prior to taking this class, I wasn't fully aware of how common sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) were in the world. I learned that the main key in preventing the further spread of STD's is to focus not on the individual, but the broader culture that is ingrained in our society. The spread of STD's is an intensive problem within American society. This paper will briefly summarize the extent of the problem and conclude with what can be done as a society to prevent the spread of STD's.

During 2014–2015, the rate increased 18.1% among men and 27.3% among women. These increases among women are of particular concern because congenital syphilis cases tend to increase as the rate of P&S syphilis among women increase. During 2014–2015, the national, male, and female P&S syphilis rates increased in every region of the country. Nationally, P&S syphilis rates increased in every age group among those aged 15–64 years and in every race/ethnicity group except for American Indians/Alaska Natives during 2014–2015. Nationally, the highest rates of syphilis in 2015 were observed among men aged 25–29 years and 20–24 years, among men in the West and in the South, and among Black men. In 2015, a total of 23,872 cases of Primary & Secondary syphilis were reported in the United States, yielding a rate of 7.5 cases per 100,000 populations. This rate represents a 19.0% increase compared with 2014 (6.3 cases per 100,000 population), and a 66.7% increase compared with 2011 (4.5 cases per 100,000 population) (CDC,

An STD/STI is any disease or infection that can be sexually transmitted. “The infections can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites.” ( ) Currently, there are more than 20 STDs in the world. STDs can affect both men and women, with varying symptoms.

Sexually transmitted diseases are a type of disease that can be passed from person to person by many forms of sexual contact. These different forms of contact can be oral, anal, or vaginal. STDs are seen in different forms such as bumps, rashes, or unseen to the naked eye. Some common STDs are chlamydia, herpes, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS. A person of any gender, race, or age can get an STD but there is different stigma attached to that person depending on their gender. Gender influences people to view the STD and that person who has it differently. This paper is set out to find why gender affects people’s views of STDs and how moral panic can set in depending on the STD.

STDs are both very dangerous and wide spread diseases. In the modern world where the cure for most of the diseases is to be found, some diseases with unknown cure are to be found as well. Among these, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a serious health problem. STDs are sexually transmitted diseases that are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungus, protozoa and parasites which get transferred during activity between two partners. If a person having a sexually transmittable disease in him or her takes part in coitus with another person, there is a chance the micro organism causing the disease may get transferred in to the partner. This type of diseases are commonly refereed to Sexually Transmitted Diseases or STDs. Some STDs have a cure or a treatment and some don’t have a cure or a treatment. They can be prevented from getting transferred using behavioral modifications but they are usually not recognizable by patients and health care organizations. STDs are capable of being transferred through Oral, Vaginal or Anal sex irrespective to the genders of the partners. Many of the STDs which are infamous and common among the world population are HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome), Human Papilloma virus, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes, Hepatitis, Syphilis and Ebola. All these diseases have different levels of effects on health of the affected person. Some cause slow and painful death and some show no sign