STD's and College Students
Natalie Whitney
Robert was only 20 years old. His football career at Hampton University was at its ultimate high; he was breaking running back records set by professional athletes, and was estimated to be drafted into the NFL at the end of the season. Lately he had noticed he tired more easily than usual and was having a constant pain in his private area; he decided to see the team doctor who suggested that Robert take some tests. As he sat in the clinic lobby, he replayed the game plan for this week's game; he waited, thinking nothing of his situation. When the door finally opened he was handed 2 pieces of paper that would affect him for the rest of his life; he had Herpes and was given a prescription to help suppress symptoms, but was told that there was no cure and that maybe he should sit a couple of games out.
Sexually transmitted disease
genital warts
English: Micrograph showing the changes of herpes ...Robert is only one out of the millions of college kids who are infected each year with a STD. We need to be aware and make college students aware of the consequences of unprotected sex and sex with multiple partners.
STDs are sexually transmitted diseases. Their names and causes are vast and terrible. The three most common STDs among young people are Chlamydia Trachomatis, Herpes and Genital Warts (NIAID). Chlamydia is the number one bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States today. Four to eight million new cases of Chlamydia are occurring each year. In both men and women, Chlamydia infection may cause an abnormal genital discharge and burning with urination (Simeonova 5). This disease is known as the "silent epidemic" because three quarters of the women and half of the men that are infected have no symptoms. Genital herpes affects...