STD News Story & News Release

Press Release

Sexual activity should be condoned in a safe and respectful manner. In a recent report at SJSU, there have been 50 cases of sexually transmitted diseases before the end of this semester.

In an effort to lower the number of cases, SJSU health director Ellen Jones is launching an aggressive information program about STD's and how to prevent them from spreading any further. With the possibility that the number of STD cases could reach 100 by the end of the academic year, Jones program includes lectures in the dorms by health service personnel, an hour-long movie available to professors to show in class, and the distribution of pamphlets about STD's and their symptoms. Surprisingly, the number of STD's reported four years prior to this year's report was 20, or about five a year. This statistic shows that sexual activity has risen on the university's campus, calling attention to each student's health and well-being.

Jones mentioned that the college is expanding their hours for STD testing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The tests are intended for the university's students, which is free and confidential.

News Release

The origins of sexually transmitted diseases are oblivious to many. In a recent health report at SJSU, there have been numerous cases of STD's with students, which has in turn drawn the attention of university health director Ellen Jones.

With an aggressive effort, Jones has launched an informational program on campus hoping to better inform the university's students the dangers of STD's. In an informational pamphlet distributed by Jones, it describes the STD chlamydia, a bacterial parasite that usually produces no symptoms in affected people but can lead to sterilization in women if left untreated. In addition to STD pamphlets, Jones' will also be holding informational lectures in the dorms as well as extend free STD testing to all of the university's students.

According to the report, City College (across town from the university) has recorded 100 STD cases on campus since the beginning of its school year. Surprisingly, according to the health service report at SJSU, the number of STDs reported for the four years prior to the latest results was 20, or about five a year. STD's need to be called to attention looking at these statistics, as it seems that students are unaware of the dangers of STD's and their detrimental effect on both themselves and their sexual partners.