click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 24-STD's
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)/(STIs) | infections spread from person to person through sexual contact |
| asymptomatic | individuals show no symptoms, or the symptoms are mild and disappear after the onset of the infection |
| antibiotics | a class of chemical agents that destroy disease-causing micro-organisms while leaving the patient unharmed |
| HPV vaccine | a vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer, pre-cancerous genital lesions (or sores), and genital warts caused by genital HPV infection |
| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | a virus that attacks the immune system |
| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) | a disease in which the immune system is weakened |
| EIA | a test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood |
| Western blot | a test that detects HIV antibodies and confirms the results of earlier EIA tests |
| rapid test | an HIV test that produces results in only 20 minutes |