Sexually transmitted diseases / Laura Egendorf, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2007. - 104 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Health .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-100) and index.

Sexually transmitted diseases in the United States: an overview / Guttmacher Institute -- Sexually transmitted diseases are a moral problem / Karen Testerman -- Sexually transmitted diseases are an international public health crisis / Gina A. Dallabetta ... [et al.] -- HIV infections among African American women is a serious problem / Jon Cohen -- Methamphetamine use is increasing the spread of HIV / David Boddiger -- Condoms prevent the spread of AIDS / M. Monica Sweeney and Rita Kirwan Grisman -- Condoms do not prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases / Steve Cable -- America's plan to fight AIDS in Africa is hypocritical / Sanjay Basu -- Young people must be educated about AIDS / Steve Berry -- Abstinence-only education is effective / Janice Shaw Crouse -- Abstinence-only education is a failure / Susan Hunter -- The HPV vaccine is safe and effective / Centers for Disease Control -- The HPV vaccine should not be made mandatory / Moira Gaul.

ISBN: 0737719753 (hardcover) 0737719761 (pbk.) 9780737719758 (hardcover) 9780737719765 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007005373

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sexually transmitted diseases.

LC Class. No.: RA644.V4 / S36794 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 616.95/1