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any disease that spreads from one person to another during sexual intercourse
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Sexually Transmitted Disease
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an unusually high occurrence of a disease in a certain place during a certain time period
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Epidemic
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reduced ability to have children
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Infertility
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not having sexual intercourse until you are ready to commit yourself to a long-tem, caring relationship, such as marriage
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Sexual Abstinence
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practiced when both partners in a caring, committed relationship, such as marriage, agree to have sexual intercourse only with one another
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Sexual Fidelity
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the most common bacterial STD in the United States
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Chlamydia
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caused by an untreated case of Chlamydia; a serious infection of the reproductive organs that can lead to infertility and a potentially fatal tubal pregnancy
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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an inflammation of the lining of the urethra caused by untreated Chlamydia
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Nongonococcal Urethritis
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a sexually transmitted protozoan infection of the urinary tract or vagina
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Trichomoniasis
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vaginal infection or irritation
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Vaginitis
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a serious bacterial STD; infection of the urinary tract of males and females and the reproductive organs of females
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Gonorrhea
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AKA HPV; the most common viral STD in the United States
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Genital Warts
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causes genital warts
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Human Papilloma Virus
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an incurable viral STD that produces painful blisters around the genital area
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Genital Herpes
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a surgical method of birth
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Cesarean Section
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serious bacterial STD that progresses through several distinct stages
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Syphilis
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a painful sore that results from the bacteria that cause syphilis
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Chancre
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damages the skin, bones, eyes, teeth, and liver of the body
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Congenital Syphilis
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a bacterial STD with symptoms similar to primary syphilis
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Chancroid
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an infection in the vagina caused by the fungus Candida
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Candidiasis
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a disease in which scar tissue replaces normal liver tissue
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Cirrhosis
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tiny insects that infest the hair around the genitals
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Pubic Lice
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results from an infestation of mites
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Scabies
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AKA acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; an often fatal disease of the immune system that is caused by a virus
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AIDS
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AKA human immunodeficiency virus; the virus that causes AIDS
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HIV
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diseases that attack a person with a weakened immune system
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Opportunistic Diseases
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cancer of the cervix
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Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
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a kind of cancer that is an opportunistic disease of AIDS
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Kaposi’s Sarcoma
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a person who is diagnosed as being infected with HIV
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HIV Positive
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