Sexually transmitted diseases / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Contemporary issues companion.
Other Authors: Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, [2003], ©2003.
Series:Contemporary issues companion.
Subjects:
Sexually transmitted diseases.
Sexually transmitted diseases > Social aspects.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Social Problems.
Online Access:
Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:172 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The silent STD epidemic: An overview / Susand 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
  • The Global HIV and AIDS epidemic / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • The relationship between human Papillomaviruses and Cancer / National Cancer Institute.
  • The impact of sexually transmitted diseases: An overview / American Social Health Association
  • Underestimating the risk of STDs / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
  • The economic price of STDs / David Anderson
  • The 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
  • The legal implications of STDs / Kim Pittuway.
  • The 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
  • The relationship between beer taxes and gonorrhea rates / Ken Ringle
  • Using gthe internet to prevent the spread of STDs / Lee Condon
  • Stamping out Syphillis / 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
  • A 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
  • An upscale call girl speaks out on safe sex / Tracy Quan.
  • The Disease Intervention Specialist: Fighting the war against STDs / Sam Stall.