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STD's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the six most common permanent effects of an STD. | sterility, death, deafness, blindness, insanity, pain |
| what fraction of STD cases are in teams 15-19 years of age? | 1/4 :O |
| why is early diagnosis crucial? | Most can be treated :) |
| By age 24, at least _ out of_ sexually active people in the USA will have contacted an STD | 1,3 (this is absurd) |
| _________new cases of US STD's a year! | 15 million (my gawd) |
| Name five infectous bodily fluids in order of worst to least impactive | blood-menstrual blood-semen-vaginal secretions-breast milk |
| Name five non infectious bodily fluids, and state whether or not that changes if blood is present. | saliva-(blood is present) tears, sweat, feces-(blood is present), urine-(blood is present) |
| What is possibly infectious if it contains ____? | Pre-seminal fluid-clear fluid that lubricates urethra for semen- (if it contains sperm or white blood cells) |
| How can you get infected with an STD? | If it enters your bloodstream, you're in trouble. It can do this by entering open cuts, sores, and mucous membranes. |
| What four mucous membranes open up the door for STD's? | genitals, anus rectum, mouth, eyes |
| what are three high risk activities that result in direct blood contact? | sharing injection needles (heroin,drugs)-open sore to open sore-accidents in health care facilities |
| besides direct blood contact, how else can STD's enter your body? | Unprotected sexual contact ._. and mother to baby before/during birth and via brest milk |
| Name five unisex symptoms of STD's | sore bumps or blisters near sex organs and mouth, burning or pain when urinating, off coloring of urine, swelling or redness in throat, fevers:chills:aches, swelling of lymph nodes near genitals, or swelling of genitals, needing to urinate frequently. |
| Name four female symptoms of STD's | vaginal discharge or odor (colored,thick, smelling) deep pain in pelvis or vagina burning or itching of the vagina bleeding from the vagina at times other than regular menstrual flow |
| Name two male symptoms of STD's | drip or drainage from penis burning and itching in genital area. |
| What does HIV stand for? AIDS? | Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| What does HIV attack and what does that allow? | white blood cells- unable to combat viral and bacterial infection Leads to AIDS |
| What is AIDS? | A combination of symptoms/illnesses caused by the inability of an immune system to fight off disease/infection- occurs 8 years after infected with HIV. |
| What factors determine whether or not an HIV infection is to occur? | HIV concentration-could happen if blood is extremely concentrated and other bodily fluids have a lower level of the infection. |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of Chlamydia? | bacterial-pain during urination, thick and strong odor discharge-antibiotic-scarring of sex organs, sterility, infections to unborn children. |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of Gonorrhea? | bacterial-discharge, think and strong odor, swollen lymph nodes in groin, burning during urination, abnormal menstrual cycles-antibiotics-sterility, permanent damage to joints,arthritis,infected child |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of Genital Warts? | virus-warts in genital areas (around penis and vagina) appears three weeks to six months after contact with infected person.-antiviral drugs,surgery removal-cancer of reproductive system, obstruction on birth canal, can be passed to the baby. |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of Genital Herpes? | virus-painful,itchy sores in genital areas, fever, burning during urination-no cure, but some medicines can relieve symptoms-females:cervical caver, brain damage/death of unborn baby |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of syphilis | bacteria-reddish sores in genital areas, body rash, flu-like symptoms-antibiotics-damage to the heart, blood vessels, liver, kidneys, blindness, insanity or even death. |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of trichomoniasis? | protists-yellowish discharge, with strong odor, itching, males have few/no symptoms-urinary tract infections and bladder infection |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of vaginitis? | bacteria, fungi, protist-itching, burning when urinating-antibiotics and fungicide creams-infects the urinary tract and organs |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of Pubic Lice? | small, crablike insects-presence of lice and eggs in pubic hair, itching-medicated shampoo, washing of bed linens-no lasting effects |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of Hepatitis B? | virus-tiredness,jaundice (yellow skin or eyes), dark urine, nausea, cramps, man have no symptoms-spread through unprotected sex and needle sharing-no cure but HBV vaccine prevents infection |
| What is the cause, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications of AIDS? | virus-tiredness, fever,chills,weight loss, swollen glands, white spots in mouth, constant diarrhea-none, but medicines will slow down virus to prolong life and prevent life threatening diseases-weakened immune system allows secondary infections. |
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