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health Chapter 25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) | Infectious disease spread from person to person through sexual contact |
| Sexually transmitted diseases (STI's) | Infectious disease spread from person to person through sexual contact. |
| epidemics | occurrences of disease in which many people in the same place at the same time are affected. |
| abstinence | the deliberate decision to avoid harmful behaviors, including sexual activity before marriage and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. |
| human papillomavirus | a virus that can cause genital warts or asymptomatic infection. |
| chlamydia | is a bacterial infection that affects the reproductive organs of both male and female. |
| genital herpes | an STD caused by the herpes simplex virus |
| gonorrhea | is a bacterial STD that usually affects mucous membranes. |
| Trichomoniasis | by a microscopic protozoan that results in infections of the vagina, uretha, and bladder. |
| syphilis | attacks many parts of the body and is caused by a small bacterium called a spirochete. |
| acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AID's) | a disease in which the immune system of the patient is weakened. |
| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | is a virus that attacks the immune system |
| opportunistic infection | infections that occur in individuals who do not have healthy immune systems. |
| asymptomatic stage | a period of time during which a person infected with HIV has no symptoms. |
| symptomatic stage EIA | the stage in which a person infected with HIV has symptoms as a result of a severe drop in their immune cells. |
| EIA | A test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood |
| Western blot | is the most common confirmation test for HIV in the United States |
| pandemic | a global outbreak of infectious disease |
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