Here are some basic steps that you can take to protect yourself from STDs: 1  Consider that not having sex or sexual relations (abstinence) is the only sure way to prevent STDs. 2  Use a latex condom every time you have sex. 3  Limit your number of sexual partners.  Practice 1  monogamy. Choose your sex partners with care.  Get checked for STDs.
A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong[1] that unfairly causes someone else to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.
Apart from legislation granting a right to sue for a specific harm, personal injury law generally consists of tort law and the civil procedure for enforcing it. This article discusses some of the distinctions between tort law and criminal law. In a general way, the purposes of tort law and criminal law are similar. Tort law and criminal law are both used to identify wrongdoers. Tort law and criminal law are both used to take corrective action against wrongdoers. Tort law and criminal law are both used to deter others from being wrongdoers.