May 26th, 2016 The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Level#1: Millions of people in the United States suffer from sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and genital herpes are four examples of common STDs. STDs are passed through sexual contact. The best way to avoid STDs is not to have sex. Avoiding sexual contact is called abstinence. If you are sexually active, make sure that the male partner wears a latex condom. The condom protects both partners from the spread of bacteria and viruses.

1. How many people on the United States suffer from sexually transmitted diseases?

2. What are four common examples of STDs?

3. How are STDs passed from one person to another?

Level#2: Millions of people in the United States suffer from sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and genital herpes are four examples of common STDs. STDs are passed through sexual contact. The best way to avoid STDs is not to have sex. Avoiding sexual contact is called abstinence. If you are sexually active, make sure that the male partner wears a latex condom. The condom protects both partners from the spread of bacteria and viruses. Ask your partner if he or she may be a carrier of an STD. Do not have sex if he or she says yes, or if you have any other reasons to believe he or she has an STD. Do not put any needles into your skin. Sharing needles can spread the HIV infection and AIDS.

1. How many people in the United States suffer from STDs and what are four common examples of STDs?

2. How are STDs passed, and what is the best way to avoid getting an STD?

3. What is it called when a person avoids sexual contact and what should the male partner wear as protection?

Level#3: Millions of people in the United States suffer from sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and genital herpes are four examples of common STDs. STDs are passed through sexual contact. The best way to avoid STDs is not to have sex. Avoiding sexual contact is called abstinence. If you are sexually active, make sure that the male partner wears a latex condom. The condom protects both partners from the spread of bacteria and viruses. Ask your partner if he or she may be a carrier of an STD. Do not have sex if he or she says yes, or if you have any other reasons to believe he or she has an STD. Do not put any needles into your skin. Sharing needles can spread the HIV infection and AIDS. If you have symptoms of any STD, see a doctor. The STD gonorrhea has the following effects on the body: A burning sensation while urinating, infection in the female reproductive system, can cause blindness in babies who get the disease from their mother. Chlamydia causes pain and vaginal itching in women, burning sensation in men, and can cause men and women to become sterile. Syphilis causes open sores on the penis or vagina, can cause blindness, paralysis, and mental illness, can cause death if left untreated.

1. What are four examples of common STDs and how are these STDs passed to another person?

2. Explain the best way to avoid getting an STD and what it is called when a person avoids sexual contact.

3. What should the male partner do to avoid getting or giving an STD?

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