STD Research Assignment

DEVEN PATELPERIOD 1
1. What

2. What

is the STD that you chose?

Genital herpes
are the signs and symptoms of this STD?
Pain or itching that begins within 2-10 days after exposure to an
infected sexual partner
Small bumps or tiny white blisters, which may appear several days
later
Ulcers that form when blisters rupture and ooze or bleed
o Make urinating painful
Scabs that form as the ulcers heal
Pain and tenderness in genital area
Flu-like symptoms, headache, muscle ache, fever, swollen lymph nodes
in genital area
Men: sores on penis, scrotum, thighs, and urethra
Women: sores in vaginal areas, external genitals, and cervix
3. How does someone get this STD? Sexual intercourse or oral sex,
exchange of bodily fluids? Blood to blood contact?
Oral sex, vaginal sex, and anal sex
Skin to skin contact
4. How can you protect yourself from this STD? Be specific!
Use a condom
Ask partner if they have a sexually transmitted disease
Dont have sex with anyone that has sores in their genital area or oral
sex with anyone that has sores in their mouth
Ask partner to be tested for genital herpes