Thursday's Rundown

Quick request/note on yesterday's news report, check your use of STD, instead of (the more accurate & favourable) STI: "Sometimes the terms STI and STD are used interchangeably. This can be confusing and not always accurate, so it helps first to understand the difference between infection and disease. Infection simply means that a germ ??? virus, bacteria, or parasite ??? that can cause disease or sickness is present inside a person???s body. An infected person does not necessarily have any symptoms or signs that the virus or bacteria is actually hurting his or her body; they do not necessarily feel sick. A disease means that the infection is actually causing the infected person to feel sick, or to notice something is wrong. For this reason, the term STI ??? which refers to infection with any germ that can cause an STD, even if the infected person has no symptoms ??? is a much broader term than STD."

Sent by Cheshire Katz | 7:48 AM | 3-13-2008