Sexually transmitted diseases
Subtitle: a hot issue
By: Ann Byers
Series: Hot pro/con issues; Hot issues
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Springfield, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780766011922
Subjects: Sexually transmitted diseases; Juvenile literature; Diseases
Description: Describes different kinds of sexually transmitted diseases, including gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, herpes, hepatitis, and AIDS, explaining how they are transmitted, how they manifest themselves, and how they can be avoided or treated.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Hidden epidemic: What STDs are all about; title: Paying the piper: Consequences of STDs; title: (SE)X generation: Who gets STDs?; title: Types of infection: Diseases; title: After the party: What should people with STDs do?; title: Taking charge: How to prevent STDs; title: Where to find help; title: Chapter notes; title: Glossary; title: Further reading; title: Index.