PPT-Current Epidemiology of Selected STDs

Prepared by Bradley Stoner MD PhD Medical Director and Deloris Rother MPH Project Manager St Louis STDHIV Prevention Training Center for STD 101 March 12 2012 National Center for HIVAIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention. Communicable Diseases. 307-777-8939. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). STDs. STDs are transmitted through all forms of unprotected sex:. Oral. Vaginal. Anal. Some STDs can be transmitted through blood to blood contact and from mother to child. Epidemiology. What is epidemiology?. How a disease is distributed in a population of people. What are the three main categories of epidemiological clues? . Person. Place. Time. What is a hypothesis? . . 1. A term derived from the Greek:.  . . epi. . : on, upon. demos . : the people. logos . : the study of .  .  . (Webster's Unabridged Dictionary).  . Dictionary definition of epidemiology. Chapter 24. Sexual Feelings. During your teen years, hormones can cause teens to experience a variety of new feelings.. Sexual feelings are related to this release of hormones.. Your body reacts in a variety of ways.. An Introduction to . Sexually Transmitted Disease. The History of Sexually Transmitted Disease. Viral and Parasitic Infections. Bacterial and Fungal Infections. HIV and AIDS. Preventing STDs. STDs and Pregnancy. and . HIV/AIDS. Chapter 25. Mr. Martin. A person can get an STD only through . having sex . with many people.. True. False. Myth. People can get an std from just one sexual contact.. Abstinence from sexual activity is 100 percent effective in preventing STDs and the sexual transmission of HIV and hepatitis B.. Top Ten Risk Factors for Acquiring a STD/STI . 1. . Unprotected Sex. Although using a condom or other barrier isn't a guarantee that you won't get any STD, condoms are your best way to avoid getting infected while still having sex. . Epidemiology Part 1:. Principles of Epidemiology. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Introduction to epidemiology . Overview of disease characteristics . Epidemiology Part 2:. Epidemiology in an FAD Outbreak. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Describes the epidemiology investigation and response. Health. SCHOOL . OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WHY . THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT UMN. ?. Highly . ranked: . We are a top-ranked school at a top-ranked university, where diverse populations build knowledge and public health professionals make a difference. . Epidemiology is considered the basic science of public health and with good reason Epidemiology is a a quantitative basic science built on a working knowledge of probability statistics and sound resea A Little Bit of History. “Those who fail to learn from history . are doomed to repeat it”. . . . Winston Churchill. 21/04/1437. 1. Dr. Mohammed Alnaif. CHAPTER TWO. Classical . Epidemiology. . Alkhaldi. Community Medicine 2015/ 1016. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan. 2. Definitions…. Public health. The science & art of . . P. reventing disease, . prolonging life, . Esther Velásquez, ScD, MSW, MPH. Social Epidemiologist & Public Health Social Worker . Identify Learning Objectives. The goal of this slide deck is to help you “befriend” the science of epidemiology and to appreciate its usefulness. At the end of this presentation, you will be able to: .