Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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bulletREF 030, 031 - General encyclopedias.

Online Resources

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Web Sites -- Diseases

Please note that the Internet is NOT necessarily a good place to get health information. Anyone can put up a good-looking site and pretend to be an expert. The sites listed below are from reliable sources. Why are they reliable?

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Note: The term STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) is now commonly used in the place of STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease). 

STI - Sexually Transmitted Infections - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/std-mts/chlam-eng.html

bulletThis site from the Public Health Agency of Canada provides excellent information.

STD - Health Communication - Fact Sheets http://www.cdc.gov/std/healthcomm/fact_sheets.htm

bulletThese fact sheets from the Center for Disease Control provide clear, complete information.

Sexual Health - http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/

bulletScroll down to the section "STDs & Other Infections."

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