Essays Tagged: "sexual contact"

Death

everal microorganisms that cause serious infections. AIDS is transmitted by blood, through intimate sexual contact, from infected mothers to their babies in the uterus, and perhaps through infected mo ... many ways to prevent AIDS. I believe the leading way is abstinence. No sex until your sure of your sexual partners past sexual history should you consider sex. If you must have sex then have safe sex ...

(1 pages) 41 0 2.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Safe v.s unsafe sex

The 'sexual revolution' of the 1960's has been stopped dead in its tracks by the AIDS epidemic. The dange ... ely affected the behavior of both gay and straight folks who formerly had elected to lead an active sexual life that included numerous new sexual contacts. The safest option regarding AIDS and sex is ... numerous new sexual contacts. The safest option regarding AIDS and sex is total abstinence from all sexual contact. For those who prefer to indulge in sexual contact, this is often far too great a sac ...

(4 pages) 92 0 2.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

AIDS, "Generation x disease"

AIDS, I don't knowmuch about AIDS but I will tell you what I know. Iknow that it is transmitted by sexualcontact,blood,needles,children during/before birth.I also know it affects the immune system di ...

(2 pages) 52 0 4.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The mormon society

needs after deathThe people of this society can't go out with some one before sixteen and even then sexual contact including masturbation are prohibited until marriage. They also oppose homosexuality, ...

(1 pages) 62 3 2.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Reasons behind Salem Witch Accusations-bibliography included lucky reader

es. John Proctor andAbigail may not have had an affair but I do believe that there was some form of sexual contact between them. Fromthis Abigail contracted syphilis. This occurred a while before the ... ore the trials began and so by the time Abigail began to cryout she was in the latent stage of this sexually transmitted disease which caused her strange behavior described in thisarticle by Mike Shaf ...

(2 pages) 26 1 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Criminalization of Knowlingly Transmitting AIDS

IV-2, was also discovered in Africa. HIV-2 also causes AIDS.AIDS is transmitted in three ways: From sexual contact without protection, from the mixing of ones blood with infected blood, and from an in ...

(5 pages) 37 0 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

AIDS In the World: This essay is about AIDS. How AIDS effect, the prevention, and all about AIDS.

stic infections.In fact, the teenagers are most typically affected by AIDS and also people who have sexual contact with someone who has HIV. As of the end of 2003, an estimated 40 million people world ... mission account for virtually all cases of infection in Africa. The most significant has been heterosexual intercourse. Spread of the virus has been facilitated by a tradition of men having multiple s ...

(3 pages) 247 1 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Syphilis

te treponema pallidum penetrates broken skin, or mucous membranes, but is mostly contracted through sexual contact. Syphilis can also be given to a fetus during secondary syphilis, but during any stag ...

(2 pages) 41 1 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

"Women's Sexual Behavior" An informative essay with good sources and content

In today's society, gender role expectations continue to influence young women's behavior in sexual interactions. Many scientists suggest that differences in sexual behavior between men and wom ... or between men and women may have an evolutionary basis. They also believe that men and women adopt sexual behavior patterns that will maximize their chance of reproducing successfully. An example of ...

(9 pages) 155 0 4.6 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Chlamydia

h Chlamydia can see these long strips of bacteria in his/her urine.Chlamydia infection is a curable sexually transmitted disease (STD), which is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. You ... called Chlamydia trachomatis. You can get genital Chlamydia infection during oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact with an infected partner. It can cause serious problems in men and women as well as i ...

(3 pages) 59 2 4.1 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

GENITAL HERPES

What is Genital Herpes?Genital herpes is a common condition that is easily spread through sexual contact.Genital herpes is difficult to treat and can cause serious problems for women.Genital ... l herpes can be prevented by using condoms during sex.What causes herpes?Genital herpes is a common sexually transmissible disease (STD). It is caused by infection with one of two kinds of microscopic ...

(3 pages) 23 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Science Essays

AIDS

a Weight loss Fever Cough and shortness of breathRoutes Of Contraction Of AIDS:Sexual contactThe male and female's reproductive organs are covered by mucous membranes with blood v ... membranes with blood vessels which are directly in contact with semen and vaginal discharge during sexual contacts. HIV can be transmitted by both homosexual and heterosexual contact, such as vaginal ...

(4 pages) 69 0 3.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Mydral Model

would most likely be scolded and questioned among my social group. Personally I would not date/have sexual contact with a person from a different racial/ethnic background. Some people may say that is ...

(2 pages) 14 0 4.5 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Women's Clinic

A.The types of health problems facing clients in the clinical setting (Women's Clinic) are sexual transmitted diseases, older women and pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, noncompliance with hormon ... many others. These problems affect different ages of women and were from various racial backgrounds.Sexually transmitted diseases are commonly spread through sexual contact. Sexually transmitted disea ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Freddie Mercury And His Aids

of Sheer Heart Attack. Queen remained in the spotlight through the 70's and 80's. Freddie's sexual orientation became public in the 80's when he told people he was a homosexual. It is believed ... 80's when he told people he was a homosexual. It is believed Freddie contracted the disease through sexual contact. No one knows exactly when Freddie contracted the virus because he was so secretive a ...

(1 pages) 1866 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Sex

means something different to everyone. It can be interpreted to mean everything from not having any sexual contact until marriage, refraining from risky behaviors or having sex with only one person.It ... with two people talking instead of just sex." There are also many practical reasons, like avoiding sexually transmitted diseases and preventing pregnancy. In 1999, of 1,038 adolescents between the ag ...

(8 pages) 22 0 3.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

AIDS

AIDSAIDS stands for "Acquired Deficiency Syndrome." It is an extremely virulent sexually transmitted disease that renders the immune system inoperative. AIDS is caused by HIV (Huma ... f you get tested.CAUSES There are three ways the virus can be transmitted. The first way is through sexual contact, such as, orally, vaginal, and anal. Next, the virus can be transmitted through blood ... ng, such as, shaking hands, hugging, or sitting on toilet seats. People at the highest risk are homosexual and bisexual men, drug users who share needles, and people who need blood transfusions. As th ...

(2 pages) 1164 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Columus Affects On 2 Worlds

also were infected with some one of the natives diseases. Syphilis being the worse, sailors who had sexual contact with native women would pick up this horrible STD.To me, Columbus' greatest impact on ...

(1 pages) 8 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

AIDS And Organized Religion

nd still have a place for spirituality, but the original meaning of religion has changed. Spread by sexual contact and reusing needles during intravenous drug use, AIDS is an issue that must be addres ...

(2 pages) 974 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Black and yellow perils in col

stablished, the idea of maintaining this level of evolutionary advancement through the avoidance of sexual contact with other races became an all consuming concern." If European women, 'apparently of ... an all consuming concern." If European women, 'apparently of good birth' were to become tainted by sexual contact with black Africans, the imperial race would not survive" . In an attempt redu ...

(7 pages) 13 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History