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The number one bacterial STD on college campuses is ___
__ STDs can be cured with antibiotics
This bacterial STD has 3 or 4 stages
This word means world-wide
When a women has __, one effect of this bacterial STD is blindness for the newborn
This means without having symptoms
HPV can cause __ cancer in females
__ resemble crabs (2 words).
Hepatitis affects which organ
An inflamed liver or obstructed bile can lead to __
This means that the disease will always result in death
As of today, there is no medical cure for __
HIV stands for __
We can __ STDs through body fluids and skin to skin contact
This is an inflammation or irritation of the vagina due to an STD
Untreated, chlamydia can cause an infection of the __ organs in females
STDs are known as the silent __
Practicing __ is one way to prevent the spread of STDs
The 100% guarantee against the transmission of STDs is to practice __
One way that HIV can be transmitted is by sharing dirty __
Another way that HIV can be transmitted is from __ to newborn
Another way that HIV can be transmitted is from an exchange of body __
Another way that HIV can be transmitted is from blood to __
This is what STD stand for (three words)
The last stage of HIV is this.
A rare form of pneumonia that appears in the last stages of HIV
This refers to an STD that can be spread
AIDS is not spread through __ contact, such as hugging or kissing.
An incurable virus that causes blistering sores in the genital area.
A body fluid that is presented in the mouth but can not transmit the AIDS virus.
A condition in which mites burrow under the skin

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