Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-164) and index.
Contents
Silent STD epidemic : An overview / Susan Burner Bankowski and Brandon Bankowski -- Chlamydia : The most common bacterial STD / John S. Williamson and Christy M. Wyandt -- Gonorrhea : a resistant bacterium / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -- Syphilis : A dangerous mimic / Lisa Marr -- Global HIV and AIDS epidemic / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Relationship between human Papillomaviruses and Cancer / National Cancer Institute.
Impact of sexually transmitted diseases : An overview / American Social Health Association -- Underestimating the risk of STDs / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- Economic price of STDs / David Anderson -- Problem of STDs among adolescents and young adults / Sue Alford and Gary Linnen -- STDs can harm babies / Lorie A. Parch -- Women who have sex with women are at risk for STDs / Greta R. Bauer and Seth L. Welles -- Legal implications of STDs / Kim Pittaway.
Debate over STD prevention strategies / Gracie S. Hsu -- Condoms offer protection against STDs / Willard Cates, Jr.-- Condoms do not protect against STDs / Medical letter on the CDC & FDA -- Abstinence education can prevent STDs in adolescents / Catherine Edwards -- Relationship between beer taxes and gonorrhea rates / Ken Ringle -- Using the internet to prevent the spread of STDs / Lee Condon -- Stamping out Syphilis / Kathleen Fackelmann.
Workplace strategies to combat STDs / Helen Lippman -- Stress reduction may control the recurrence of Genital Herpes / Martin Kohl -- Cornering a killer / Jonathan Fahey -- Uncovering the silent suffering of a teen with Chlamydia / Sheri Fink -- Young woman learns to live with Genital Herpes / Holly Becker -- Six dancers living with AIDS / Wendy Perron -- Women helping others cope with incurable STDs / Leilani Lafaurie -- Upscale call girl speaks out on safe sex / Tracy Quan.
Disease Intervention Specialist : Fighting the war against STDs / Sam Stall.
