what are
the top six STD's?

• Chlamydia
        Considered the most common
        cause of sterility

• Gonorrhea
        Can cause sterility

• Syphilis
        Can kill

• Genital Herpes
        NO CURE – Can cause newborn death

• Human Paplillomavirus (HPV)
        NO CURE – Can cause cancer;
        may lead to death

• HIV / AIDS
        NO CURE – Leads to death

a few facts

• There are 35-50 different kinds of STD's;
   25 of which occur frequently.

• 75-80% of people who are infected with
   STD's don’t know it.

• There are often NO symptoms until damage
   has occurred.

Source: 2006 Centers for Disease Control
Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
www.cdc.gov