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|rollover="Syphilis is a dangerous disease, but it can be cured." Poster for treatment of syphilis, showing text and design of an anchor and a cross. Published: Rochester, N.Y.: WPA Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1938, by Hans Erik Krause. |
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|rollover=U.S. propaganda poster targeted at [[World War II]] soldiers and sailors appealed to their patriotism in urging them to protect themselves. The text at the bottom of the poster reads, "You can't beat the [[Axis powers|Axis]] if you get VD." Images of women were used to catch the eye on many VD posters. |
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|text=A '''[[sexually transmitted disease]]''' ('''STD'''), also known as '''sexually transmitted infection''' ('''STI''') or '''venereal disease''' ('''VD'''), is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between [[human]]s by means of [[human sexual behavior]], including [[sexual intercourse|vaginal intercourse]], [[oral sex]], and [[anal sex]]. While in the past, these illnesses have mostly been referred to as STDs or VDs, in recent years the term ''sexually transmitted infections'' (''STIs'') has been preferred, as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may be ''infected'', and may potentially infect others, without showing signs of ''disease''. Some STIs can also be transmitted via the use of [[Drug injection|IV drug]] [[Hypodermic needle|needle]]s after its use by an infected person, as well as through [[childbirth]] or [[breastfeeding]]. Sexually transmitted infections have been well known for hundreds of years. |
|text=A '''[[sexually transmitted disease]]''' ('''STD'''), also known as '''sexually transmitted infection''' ('''STI''') or '''venereal disease''' ('''VD'''), is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between [[human]]s by means of [[human sexual behavior]], including [[sexual intercourse|vaginal intercourse]], [[oral sex]], and [[anal sex]]. While in the past, these illnesses have mostly been referred to as STDs or VDs, in recent years the term ''sexually transmitted infections'' (''STIs'') has been preferred, as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may be ''infected'', and may potentially infect others, without showing signs of ''disease''. Some STIs can also be transmitted via the use of [[Drug injection|IV drug]] [[Hypodermic needle|needle]]s after its use by an infected person, as well as through [[childbirth]] or [[breastfeeding]]. Sexually transmitted infections have been well known for hundreds of years. |
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