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Question 1

HIV

Answer 1

33 million people worldwide infected

Question 2

alcohol myopia theory

Answer 2

belief that under the influence of alcohol, people are more likely to focus on immediate feel good behaviors and ignore future negative consequences

Question 3

viral STI’s

Answer 3

herpes, HPV, Hepititis B, HIV/AIDS

Question 4

bacterial

Answer 4

chlamydia, gonnorrhea, nongonococcal urethritis, syphilis, mycoplasma genitalium, PID

Question 5

parasitic

Answer 5

trichomoniasis, pubic lice

Question 6

herpes

Answer 6

HSV1: cold sores,fever, fatigue, tenderness of lymph nodes in groin or neck, urinary pain or discomfort. appearance of clusters of small painful blisters in the genital area. itching, pain during intercourse, vaginal or urethral discharge and sensitivity in abdominal area.

Question 7

prodromal psymptoms

Answer 7

warning signs such as itching, burning, pain that an outbreak or infection is imending

Question 8

viral shedding

Answer 8

release of virus particles that can potentially spread the infection to others

Question 9

asymptomatic shedding

Answer 9

release of infectious virus particles when no symptoms of infection are present

Question 10

antiherpetics

Answer 10

medications developed to treat outbreaks of the herpes virus

Question 11

HPV

Answer 11

genital warts. most common STI in the US. typically painless warts. flat, lumpy or cauliflower appearance. may occur singly or in groups. many resolve on their own, or warts are removed

Question 12

Hepititis B

Answer 12

no symptoms until the virus becomes active and begins to affect the liver. Jaundice, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, darkening of urine, rash joint pain.

Question 13

opportunistic infections

Answer 13

diseases that establish themseleves in the human body when the immune system is weakened

Question 14

retrovirus

Answer 14

type of virus such as HIV that survives and multiplies by invading and destroying the DNA of normal body cells and then replicating its own DNA into the host cell’s chromosomes

Question 15

incidence

Answer 15

number of new cases of a disease in a population over time

Question 16

prevalance

Answer 16

total comulative number of cases in a given population

Question 17

safe sex fatigue

Answer 17

loss of tolerance for the necessity of practiving safer sex behaviors

Question 18

highly active antiretrovial therapy HAART

Answer 18

combination of several meds prescribed for people who are HIV positive to delay the onset of AIDS

Question 19

pelvic inflammatory disease PID

Answer 19

painful condition in women marked by inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. typically caused by one or more untreated STI’s

Question 20

urethritis

Answer 20

painful inflamation of the urethra. often caused by one ore more untreated STI’s

Question 21

epididymitis

Answer 21

painful swelling and inflammation of the epididymis

Question 22

chancre

Answer 22

a sore that typically appears at the site of infection with syphilis

Question 23

acceptable level of risk

Answer 23

level of risk one is willing to accept when making behavioral choices about one’s health and well-being.