Point out that similar maps are made whenever an STD is reported to the health department or similar agency. It is approximately 13 minutes long and provides a good overview of the topic. After showing it, you can discuss the content and reinforce many of the main points by going over the material from the fact sheet. As you go over this short section, be sure participants understand what STDs are, which ones are caused by bacteria and which ones by viruses and how serious their health consequences are. Be sure that participants understand that STDs caused by bacteria can be cured while those caused by viruses cannot.
Current treatments can only control the symptoms of viral STDs.
In the age of AIDS, this information could literally save their lives. Go over the symptoms of some of the most common types of STDs. Tell them who they should contact and give them the toll-free STD Hotline number. Finally, go over the four things someone diagnosed with an STD should do. They can share accurate information about STDs with their friends, abstain from sex and avoid activities that place them and their partners at risk.