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SCO SPRING 1 No'vr Health Center Newsletter INSIDE the Well Now Confidential... AIDS t» the k-adutg amir of death aiming Amrrkam aped 25 to 44 Do you know your HIV Mtw> Rod out The student Health tenter offer* confidential and anonymous HIV truing and counseling for $ 12 00 See Story on Page 2 mediation living with roonwatw who dua l gn akmg t an make you feet like putting your hair out Avoid early buldnm and refer them »o the UO Mediation Fmgram See Story on Page 2 Help 00 yw» tu%T a fttcmi whp hfl» an rating dtwxxk-r' Arr r*n» 41 four wm s «nd> Air footh four fnrntfehip and her health tn leraw tLuiftrf' Ymi ran grt help See Story on Page 4 STDs It Can Happen To Von Wv ftB Uw< mtt l*rrir /cMgnra A d»»ra»e h run ntng rampant « nm ihr nwmnrnf uidit of whn h num pet* pie are uiuwjrr li Ihrrves in «he heart* at the 'immortal youth* ami ha* no phvut al *> mptom* If left untreated tt can lead to uim ant etl eompltt atM>n* or rvm life threatening conditiom It * live 'I Kan I happen tome'ey ndnmte ami the «mly treatment ** education Sc*uaW> transmitted diseases iM'Ih) are a direct ccmscqurmr of this syn 5' dnime. so here follows an educational rrfrrslver ^y^xi more than 11 mil Immi awg ami wtaan,. <i ail a#cs hat k *'< ^g^myi'mmmik »oru m it* U b cadi y>-af m4akmftrm ihr mow «« 'WIWII tnlci liotif (btcasrs today Nca^ *8 STDs occur in |H-o{i|t JNMNpgrllMK 3P y ears <>l a* ( hlamytiia: B 1 hr iih ihe i s n| 4/H..M.14r. 'ffeHMafcfrx i throojih ..ralism rlf or anal sceual. uff last with art infected pjftaef ^, Symptom* ”5x erf m&nrn ami &r% «rf men often have lew or msympispfti't if symptoms do occur. thrv usually do so within I to i weeks aft I hlarmdia Is chanctCfte v ag inal/pc rule tltv barge abm exposure Mrrding and painful umiuim.ii Men may rmpcrtrm r pain or welling in the rcruul area. anti »inwn man hired between prrtmh Treatment A emmr of anlih* >tkt providet an ra*y oar If left untreated women t an develop Privy* Inflammato ry IXtcatc (PID). wtm li rtuy Kir the faltopun tube*, and povuhh * aucc evt*>ptt ttuhall pregnant* and tnfemli ty The dtteatc may lea*! to dr treated fertility in ui«n m well (.rnital H«riw$: Iwuljixaiof berpr- unnrtm Her pes* Simple* I <HW I) an*l HsV l HKV 1 t\ retpotMibfr i.if hiltv tM-uvatuund Ibt b|»t n|rtt»«Hl moudtHSV itauvet jrnttal mf|g||jp* ami It I* cpreadeither by tccual inter* -urtfor or* ammafiy by und«e«iftd Symptoms ; At> day, after, matt with #»r * trut a hundop *cn*a«*x* may occur in tf»e genual are* am! small bumpv appear lhe*r bump* dr-erf. >p into clear Mitten which brrak amt become painful ukrraitom In tome people, the flrtt attack t» to milt) that it (pet unnoticed In othert the flrtt attack causcc stuMr **»ret.painful itch §|in*t and burning ami flu like tymptomt &Tbc urethra may alto hr infet led. rrvult fc»g in burning during urination Hu |0k.ti*r plvatr nuv tau several week* Treatment Wtule there it m> cure, a drug t ailed acyclovir hat hern cflec live in retliK mg tlte fretjuemy ami duration of ouitwrrakt I tmg anrtilteiH crealm or oimmetHt and keeping tile infet ted area t lean and dry can alleviate come tliMomftwt.Stn poor dart, and u» k of r*rn »sc can Mr.nl «o mow frequent ft t in rt iMTCa Obe of the okk t* human disease* *» cjtfrrd by 4 bat ternwi that grows ui nvHM w arm urn . >f the body, tudi **> •he term, urethra, im -nth. or reerinti It n 'f'fr*l through oral atuUtr genual 11 mint Syntptimn the Im utaKin period t*#t* i to 10 days alter m \i»t tout a. t 11m- most summon tyni|Hu(m In men are a discharge from the penis and fMtntuI iirmaium If symptoms develop u» Women. they tm (title painful urtna •too. ihtKitnul Vfitiiul dm Iur)te Miner abdominal pain, pain or Needing with Ultra nurse, ami unusual fitrrdmg between menstrual periods Treatment Aniihugks are given t«« treat gonorrhea ami tomhai any cor* taring t hlamydu inlet non If left untrrairtl. 1*11) ami infertility nuy occur l/rfutiitis A Hepatitis II is an uh urahlr disease lfiat iv tot) times more inlet turns than HIV it is ft huh! m infested semen, vagi rial vrt returns, ami saliva It t an hr vpreatl through vaginal oral or anal sec am! via blood and blood pfodutts Inlet turn may act ur by sharing needle's ami razors as well as through open CMS Symptoms Mam people Itave tumr, hut some signs tmhulr |aumiu e. a yellowing of the skin ami eyes, tiark untie nausea, ami tiredness Tmn m ttS tmg* J *v If mm Jmbmmam 'Sfjftn* ha* sprung jih! u atn i n<> fun* *»V» Muft« ILwhcft K N , <*f the AUrrgv (ttnk in the Mudrni llrjitli < rntcr (SHO mtm allergy Here in Hie Willamette Valley Other ummxin allergic* atr ti*>Uh huuv dint, animat tutr and dan der, insert slings and Nirv and ihcmk al*. mm hiding drug* DyeVtinnictk* and mum plant ukim-stm t an also he «iru num « . ptr. esprtully in Kunrnr, < >rcjt<k»; ll-irUn i» quk k lu point out "hut with knowledge and undemanding people t an help uxuml their lUrtRio and their symp umH' Symptom* ami causes of uUetyie* An allergic rracikm occurs when the hudy ha* an jlxmrnul re at u«>n «t> a substance that normally Mould he seen as harmless to the body * immune uurm The tuhstame to which a person react* i* called an allergen The symptom* at allergies ate snrr/ing watery/Itchy eye*, cold symptom* tltat won’t KO away, stun rashc* some type* ot asthma headache*, persistent county vomiting. and recurring ear infection* At time*, live symp tom* of allergies t an hr disguised under some other malady For example, what seems to be fc*»d poisoning could actually he an allergic reaction to food or you may think that you have a head cold when in fact It * an allergic reaction to pollen (hay fever>, a com «** «fc* yam >/w* r*U»/frvm nr4 r«n curf m rmmmy an• A l l t IN. r < t l\l t <lm l*» Uudtrmi Heath Intel ) allergens whkh produce lymptixm imi contact HELP? Haw cut* / cure or a lie rial v my attergtesft No turr exists hx allergies but you can alleviate ihc symptoms treatment of allergies constats at avoidance rtf Ok- allergm merit* a tton or immunotherapy sessions Certain allergies can l»c avoided, causing ihr symptoms to abate or possibly Jtstp prar Unfortunately, some allergens arr hard to avoid completely Pollen from trees, sroh. and grasses are a good example and here are a few ompie precautions that can minimt/r its irritating symptom* I. Wear a pollrn mask, espe ctally outside. the Ml< pharmacy of other drugstores carry them ■ Tmrm «o UUStatt /•«*» J W'pag« 'ton * a P*a Mtwattng lu^ppfenw* Mule*...- contorted ha»*n **» prortdod and part tor Oy tna Studar* H***r> Cantor
