Sexually Transmitted Infections and Gender-Related Laws

Flashcards on STIs, their transmission and prevention, and Philippine gender-related legal policies.

Pathogens

Disease-causing agents that may be viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites.

Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)

An infection caused by a pathogen, transmitted through sexual contact, infected body fluids, sharing contaminated needles, skin-to-skin contact, or from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth.

HPV

Human Papillomavirus, an STI that can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact.

Asymptomatic

A state where an infected person displays no symptoms or mild symptoms.

Abstinence

Refraining from sexual activity, which is the most effective way to prevent STIs.

Mutual Faithfulness

Monogamy in committed relationships, practiced as a way to prevent STIs.

HIV

A life-threatening STI for which there is no cure, though treatment allows individuals to live long, healthy lives.

Republic Act No. 11313

Also known as the Safe Spaces Act, it protects everyone's dignity, equality, safety, and human rights in public spaces, workplaces, schools, and online.

Republic Act No. 9262

The Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (2004), which protects women and children from physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse.

Republic Act No. 6725

The Prohibition on Discrimination Against Women, protecting women from workplace discrimination, unequal pay for work of equal value, and inequality in employment privileges.