Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Blog #7 Are STD's only for the poor?
I don't think STD's care if you live in a million dollar home, or live in Sub saharan Africa. STD's have no boundaries. If you happen to have intercourse, or in some cases contact with an infected individual, whether you know it or not, you will likely be infected with an STD. It is probably true that more poor people don't have adequate access to the same things that richer people do, but if we can get across abstinence it will atleast help. We also still have the problem of women in certain countries that don't get a choice in their sexual partners, and even when the men are the ones that have contracted the diseases, the women are outcast for that also. Education will be the key in the future of all STD's and especially HIV/AIDS. I don't really know how we will change the views in countries like Africa where it is such a taboo subject. Maybe the harder HIV and AIDS hits theirs and other LDC's like them, the more they will be willing to talk about it. It is so hard to put ourselves in their shoes when we consider all of the modern conveniences we have. I can't even begin to imagine.
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STDs can reach anyone. It does not matter how much money you have or your education level or your ethnic background. All it takes is one mistake by you or by the other person and you could be infected. I believe that low values have a little do with the spread of STDs. Some people know that they have something but instead of protecting others they choose to infect others. It is best for individuals to not have sex, but that is never going to happen so please always stay safe!!
I agree that STD’S has no boundaries. I think that abstinence would prevent STD’S and should be practiced more among those of lower economic status. Education is the key to the prevention of STD’S. I think that more people should talk about STD’S and HIV/AIDS. Even though we live in such a rich country with medical care and medicines; I can’t imagine someone who would be denied the right to health care or medicines. It is hurtful for me to know that some countries determine medical care by a person’s socioeconomic status. This is not fair to anyone. Everyone should be given medical care and medicines for their illnesses.
I totally agree that STDs can happen to any one. As you mentioned it doesn't even have to be intercourse and can be skin contact. Most people don't even know they have an STD, such as men with HPV (it typically goes undetected in them and then they get married and their wife and so forth). I think the sooner we cut through the preconceived misconceptions and understand the facts about these diseases, the sooner they can be irradicated! :)
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