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.
1 In general, the victim of a tortious act is the plaintiff in a tort case. 2  As a general rule, all persons have the capacity to sue and be sued in a tort. 3  Tort Law provides an avenue for an injured person of a remedy. 4  It does not provide a guarantee of recovery.