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chapter 7 health
Question | Answer |
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std | infection that spreads form person to person through sexual contact |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) | a virus that causes genital warts and warts on other parts of the body |
genital warts | soft moist pink or red swellings that appear on the genitals and are caused by hpv |
chlamydia | an std that is caused by the bacterium chlamydia trachomatis |
pelvic inflammatory disorder (PID) | painful infection of the uterus Fallopian tubes and/or ovaries |
gonerrhea | an std caused by bacteria that live in warm moist areas of the body such as mucous membranes |
genital herpes | an std that is caused by the herpes simplex virus. herpes simplex 1 usually cold sores in or near the mouth. |
Hepatitis B (HBV) | viral std that attacks the liver and can cause extreme illness and death |
syphilis | an std caused by the bacterium treponema pallidum it prgresses in stages. |
vaginitis | an inflammation of the vagina by various organisms. |
trichomonosiasis | a type of vaginitis caused by the parasite. |
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) | a type of vaginitis caused by an imbalance of bacteria normally in the vagina |
pubic lice | tiny parasitic insects also known as crabs that infest the genital areas of the genitals. |
scabies | an infestation of the skin with microscopic mites called sarcoptes scabiei |
aids | a potentially fatal disorder that interferes with the bodies natural ability to fight infections |
hiv | a virus that attacks the immune system |
lymphocytes | white blood cells from bone marrow that fight infections |
antibodies | proteins that help destroy pathogens that enter the body |
AIDS-opportunistic illness(Aids-OLS) | infections the body could fight off the if the body were healthy |