Essays on Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Medical documents from the 1800s show a close association of sexually transmitted diseases and prostitution. Between 1910 and 1925, the rates were approximated at 75-80 % of male adults in Bangkok (Van Griensven et al.). People moving across China and Laos borders were believed to…

There are now more than twenty disorders recognized as being transmitted primarily by sexual means. The more familiar STD’s are AIDS, gonorhea, syphilis, chlamydia-related infections, genital herpes, candidiasis, nonspecific vaginitis, trichomoniasis, pediculosis, scabies, and urinary tract infections. GONORRHEA One of the most frequently encountered communicable…

Topic 1: Obesity “One of today’s most blatantly visible-yet most neglected-public health problems” (WHO)—obesity has been a topic of interest in health organizations for decades. Obese and overweight peoples are prone to major risk factors for various diseases and cancer, namely diabetes. Having previously been…

In United States of America, the number one public health problem is sexually transmitted infection/diseases (STI/STD). 21% of the total population of age 13-29 years are affected by sexually transmitted diseases, they account for new reported cases of HIV infections, about 39% of the total…

Sexual Transmitted Infections or (STI’s) is the last topic that I wanted to cover over because this topic was the one that really made me go “wow”, I never realized all of the possibilities and types of STI’s that can occur if you don’t the…

Assisting patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) is a very delicate and tedious job. Medical Assistants must be educated on the different types of STIs, and knowledgeable on how to address the patient, in order to gain trust and a good relationship with the patient….