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    STDs are communicable diseases spread through sexual contact and caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi. They include conditions like gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid, herpes, hepatitis B, HPV, and HIV. STDs affect people of all ages but are most common in those aged 20-24 and more prevalent in men than women. Risk factors include prostitution, broken homes, easy money, urbanization, and changing social behaviors. Control of STDs involves initial planning like defining the problem, establishing priorities, and setting objectives. Intervention strategies include case detection through screening of high-risk groups, contact tracing, and cluster testing as well as case treatment, epidemiological treatment, personal

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    STDs are communicable diseases spread through sexual contact and caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi. They include conditions like gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid, herpes, hepatitis B, HPV, and HIV. STDs affect people of all ages but are most common in those aged 20-24 and more prevalent in men than women. Risk factors include prostitution, broken homes, easy money, urbanization, and changing social behaviors. Control of STDs involves initial planning like defining the problem, establishing priorities, and setting objectives. Intervention strategies include case detection through screening of high-risk groups, contact tracing, and cluster testing as well as case treatment, epidemiological treatment, personal

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    Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

    Muhammad Tahir Kundi


    Roll no 6

    Definition
    STDs

    are a group of communicable diseases


    predominantly by sexual contact.

    Transmitted Caused

    by a wide range of bacterial, viral, protozoal and fungal agents.

    Classification Of STDs Agents


    1.

    Bacterial agents
    B) Chlamydiae trachomatis D) Hemophillus ducreys

    A) Neisseria Gonorrhea C) Treponema pallidum

    D) Mycoplasma Hominis
    G) Shigella SSP

    E) Ureoplasma ureolyticum
    H) Group B streptococcus

    2)Viral Agents: A) Herpes Simplex Virus B) Cytomegalo virus C) Hepatitis B virus

    D)HPV

    3) Protozoal Agents
    A)Entamoeba histolytica B)Giardia Lambia

    C) Trichonoma Vaginalis

    4) Fungal agents
    A) Candida Albicans

    5) Ectoparasites
    A) Phithirus pubis B) Sacroptes Scabies

    Epidemiological Determinants
    Agent factors
    Pathogens
    Neisseria gonorhhea Treponema Pallidum Hemophillus ducreys
    Chlamydiae Trachomatis

    Diseases Or Syndromes
    Gonorhhea, urethritis, cervicitis, epididymitis, salpingitis,PID, Neonatal conjunctivits Syphillus Chancroid

    LGV, Urethritis, Cervicitis, Epididymitis, PID, Neonatal Cojunctivits


    Genital herpes Acute and chronic hepatitis Genital and anal warts AIDS

    Herpes Simplex virus HBV HPV HIV

    Candida Albicans Trachomonas Vaginalis

    Vaginitis Vaginitis

    Host Factors

    A) Age
    20-24 yrs old Most serious morbidity during fetal development and neonate.

    B) Sex
    Men > Women

    C) Demographic Factors:
    Population

    Explosion

    Marked increase in the number of young people

    D) Social Factors
    A) Prostitution B) Broken Homes C) Sexual disharmony D) Easy Money E) Emotional Immaturity F) Urbanization and Industrialization

    G)Social Disruption H) International Travel I) Changing Behavioural Patterns J) Social Stigma K) Alcohalism

    Control of STD
    1. Initial Planning 2. Intervention stratigies 3. Support components 4. Monitering and evaluation

    1) Initial Planning
    A)

    Problem definition:

    The disease problem must be defined in terms of


    Prevelance Psychosocial consequences

    Health effects

    B)

    Establishing Priorities

    Priority groups must be categorized on the basis of

    Age
    Sex

    Place of residence
    Occupation Drug addiction etc

    C) Setting objectives:
    Priorities must be converted into

    discrete
    achievebale

    measureable quantities.

    D) Considering Strategies

    2. Intervention Strategies
    1) Case detection
    A)

    Screening
    Pregnant women Blood donors Industrial workers Army Refugees Prostitutes Convicts Hotel staff

    B) Contact Tracing
    Technique by which sexual partners of diagnosed patients are
    Identified Located Investigated Treated

    C) Cluster testing

    2) Case holding and treatment

    3)

    Epidemiological treatment

    4)

    Personal prophylaxis
    It includes Contraceptives and washing of exposed parts with soap and water.

    5) Health education

    3) Support Components
    1. 2.

    STD Clinics Labouring services

    3.
    4. 5.

    Primary Health Care


    Information systems Legislation

    6.

    Social welfare measures

    4) Monitering and evaluation

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