10.9 sexual health

Question 1

sexually transmitted infections (STI)

Answer 1

an infection spread primarily through sexual contact

• Can affect the sexual organs & the ability to reproduce
• Can be life-threatening

Question 2

bacterial STIs

Answer 2

• Chlamydia: most common
• Can be diff. to detect
• Can cause Pelvic Inflammatory disease (PID)
• Treatable w/ antibiotics

Question 3

viral STIs

Answer 3

• Often incurable
• Hard to treat

Question 4

AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Answer 4

sexually transmitted viral disorder that causes deterioration of the immune system & eventually results in death due to complicating infections that the body can no longer fight

Question 5

AIDS can happen

Answer 5

Cause by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

May be transmitted from anyone w/ the infection through

• Unprotected sexual contact
• Shared needle
• Pregnancy, childbirth & breastfeeding
• Contaminated blood or body fluid
• Blood transfusion

Question 6

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

Answer 6

combination of at least 3 or more medications aimed at reducing the virus in the blood so that it is no longer detectable which delays progression