Infectious diseases
Infectious diseasesInfectious Diseases (STDS)
STDS are an ever-increasing problem throughout the world, which threaten everyone who potentially comes in contact with them. They are able to wipe out entire nations or simply limit ones ability to function in a normal manner within a society. There are no limits to the ethnic background, cultural beliefs, age, sex, financial status, or social status that these diseases will oblige by. They know no bounds, seeking out there potential victims silently and unseen. These are the silent killers in the world today, having killed more people on a global scale than any war can measure up too. These diseases are relentless in their efforts for perfection, adapting, and becoming resistant to new antibiotics, antiviral medications, and new forms of treatment. They are able to mutate, split, divide, and create perfect clones of themselves at alarming rates. The efficiency that these diseases carry is also alarming. They are able to lie dormant for years before attacking their next victim. It is for this reason that the number of cases increases on a yearly basis. This is why individuals should take further precautions in preventing these diseases as well as preventing the spread of them on a global scale. Many people in today's society must take a more serious look at the implications that an infectious disease can have on one's life.
What are STDS?
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDS), also known as venereal diseases, is a broad term that refers to more than fifty diseases and syndromes, which may be transmitted through the exchange of body fluids such as semen, vaginal fluid, and blood. An STD is a particular destructive process in an organism; which is likely to spread to others. These diseases can be spread in either the form of a germ or a virus and are able to spread in any number of ways. Though most are spread through the act of sexual contact such as intercourse, oral sex and by touching your partner's genitals, they may also be acquired through airborn particles as well as general contact from hugging or brushing up with other individuals. Most infectious diseases attack the body through the bloodstream, slowly breaking down vital organs as well as the immune system. This process occurs when the disease creates enzymes, which the body is not able too naturally fight off. STDS can be very serious and painful and may have long term health consequences including sterility, chronic infection, scarring of a woman's fallopian tubes, cancer, and even death. These diseases affect men and women of all backgrounds and economic levels. A conservative estimate predicts that STDS will affect one in four sexually active Americans and Canadians at some time during their life. Nearly 65% of all STD's occur in people younger than twenty-five years of age and this percentage is predicted to steadily rise in the...
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