Chlamydia

Antibiotics are a phenomenal class of drugs that saved many lives, since the arrival of Penicillin in the 1940s. However, the misuse and over exposure of antibiotics created antibiotic resistant pathogens, causing a substantial threat to humanity in the form of severe infections. Antibiotic resistance is a global problem that can impose a catastrophic threat to people in every country. Each year in the unites states, at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria…

unprotected sex twice in his life. Though Sheen is a Hollywood celebrity, his announcement is a reminder that anyone who engages in unprotected sex is at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) like HIV, Herpes, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia. According to the CDC, the cases of STDs are on the rise in this country, and at an alarming rate, with an estimated 20 million cases added each year. The United States has the highest STD infection rate in the entire industrialized world, and…

Sex Education in Schools Sex Education being taught in schools is a big debate between many Americans. Many people believe that it should not be taught, because it is too inappropriate. Others believe it is an important subject for teens to learn. Sex Education should be taught to students and teenagers in school. It has many benefits and advantages for teens. Although some teachers and parents may be uncomfortable with it, Sex Education is a necessity, because it can provide prevention or…

THE CONDITION OF HOMELESS YOUTH: CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS OF THIS HEALTH STATUS An homeless child is someone that has not anymore a place where to live and for whom the real home becomes the street where he/she needs to face difficulties determined by this condition, without the support of anyone. The condition of homeless youth is an area of global health research that has not been extensively studied yet. Woan (2013, p.315) shows a lack of exact statistics about the number of homeless…

do not approve or push abstinence do not get the appropriate government funding to operate. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures website, “girls age 15 to 19 have the highest rates of Gonorrhea and the second highest rate of Chlamydia of any age group.” Because it is not explained at a youger age how common these deases are, adolesences are finding themselves in situtations where they are unaware of the STI’s they are…

Many psychologists such as Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner, Albert Bandura, Jean Piaget, Bronfenbrenner based their research on child development, as being the environmental backgrounds such as culture and community influences as the direct cause in a child’s physical and cognitive development. Therefore, these theorists over looked the prenatal, perinatal and neonatal environmental influences such as the molecules in a fetus bloodstream before birth, to the climate…

There are two main ways to teach sex education, comprehensively or abstinence only. Comprehensive sex education focuses more on the idea of protecting yourself during sex. Abstinence-only education focuses on the idea of abstinence, and waiting until marriage to have sex. Teens need to be taught because of the high teen pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) rates. Comprehensive sex education is more effective than abstinence-only education. In the U.S. the teen pregnancy and STD…

Should Teens Be Allowed to Purchase Contraceptives Without Parental Consent? Three in ten teen American girls will get pregnant by the age of twenty which is approximately about 750,000 teen pregnancies every year, and one in four teens contract a sexually transmitted disease every year. With this being said there is a huge debate on whether teens should be allowed to purchase contraceptives without parental consent. Teens should be allowed to purchase these contraceptives due to the fact…

and disassociate her with her new identity. The last concept that was shown in Easy A was paths of least resistance. A moment in the film when the counselor reveals to Olive that she had been sleeping around with one of the students and gave him Chlamydia is seen as an example of a path of least resistance. This is because Olive took the blame so the counselor would not lose her job. It was expected of Olive to take the responsibility of the counselor’s actions because Olive’s new role was…

Of all the various justifications that circulate for legalization or criminalization of prostitutes, many of these sensitive point of views and philosophies are largely based off moral beliefs. To many, this type of service exchange for consensual commercial sex is considered immoral and for this reason it has been made illegal, but it is crucial to acknowledge that this type of regulation brings many downfalls, and the legalization of prostitution does indeed come with many benefits, enough to…