More Books: Magill, E. (2011).

Sexual health information for teens, health tips about sexual development, reproduction, contraception, and sexually transmitted infections: Including. (3rd ed.). Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics Inc. (ISBN: 978-0-7808-1155-3) Subject Headings to use in your search
This Teen Health Series book offers teens 429 pages of information on all aspects of sexual health, including STDs.

STDs

Sexually transmitted diseases STD (Diseases) or STDs (Diseases) Sexual diseases Sexual health Sexually transmitted infections Sexually transmissible infections STIs (Sexually transmitted infections) Venereal Diseases VD (Diseases) Communicable diseases Gonorrhea

Yancey, D. (2012). Stds. Minneapolis, MN: Twenty-first Century Books. (ISBN: 978-0-7613-5456-7)
This 128 page USATODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders book includes information on STDs in a teen-friendly What you should know about format.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Dougherty, T. (2010). Sexually transmitted diseases. Farmington Hills, MI: Lucent Books. (ISBN: 978-1-4205-0220-6)
In this books 96 pages, teens will find information on diagnosis, testing, and treatment, as well as information on causes and prevention of STDs.

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Herpes genitalis
HIV infections Syphilis

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What are Sexually Transmitted Diseases?

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are diseases which are transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. These diseases may cause pain, infertility, or death. Common STDs are Gonorrhea, Genital Herpes, Syphilis, and Chlamydia.

*Databases from INFOhio: Facts on File Science Online Books: Ambrose, M., & Deisler, V. (2010). Investigating stds (sexually transmitted diseases), real facts for real lives. Melrose Park, IL: Enslow Pub Inc. (ISBN: 978-0-7660-3342-9)
Besides the standard information on STDs, this 160 page book also includes chapters on the history of STDs and the outlook for the future, topics which may be hard to find elsewhere. This database offers diagrams, timelines, experiments/activities, biographies, news articles, images, videos, and animations.

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Offering many advanced search parameters for the user to quickly find the information needed on their topic, this database offers encyclopedia articles, tables and maps, back in time articles, images, animations/videos, special reports, and research guides.

Websites: Sexual health. (2012, March 11). Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/teen/ sexual_health/
This accurate and up-to-date site, which offers teens information about STDs in easy-tounderstand lingo, is operated by the nonprofit Nemours Center for Childrens Health Media.

Currie-McGhee, L. (2009). Sexually transmitted diseases. San Diego, CA: Reference Point Press. (ISBN: 978-1-60152-045-6)
In 104 pages, this book provides succinct information in a compact format as it covers such topics as What are STDs?, What are the dangers?, key advocacy groups, sources for further research, and also includes many Facts and Illustrations which may be useful for writing reports.

*Databases from INFOTRAC: Opposing Viewpoints in Context

This database offers the user news articles, full-text magazines, books, academic journals, images, videos, audio files, primary source documents, and links to vetted websites on current social issues.

Sexually transmitted diseases (stds). (2012, March 11). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/std/
This U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website offers many resources on STDs including data/statistics, fact sheets, and information on projects and initiatives.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

This is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. *Access databases through school library website.

Video:

Larsen, L. (2011). Sexually transmitted diseases sourcebook, basic consumer health information about the symptoms and treatment of chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis, herpes. (4th ed.). Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics Inc. (ISBN: 978-0-7808-1073-0)
This 655 page book is a complete reference on STDs and besides giving detailed information on each STD, it also includes information on trends, diagnosing, discussing, and living with STDs.

TMW media group. (Producer) (2008). Sexual responsibility [DVD].

This 18 minute DVD features real teenagers (not actors) as it presents unbiased information on topics such as Teens & STDs and How STDs Spread.

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