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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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The most common bacterial STI in Canada and is transferred between partners from contact. It poses a high risk to newborns resulting in conjunctivitis and pneumonia.

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chlamydia

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diseases that are mainly spread between people through sexual activity

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sexually transmitted infections

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Which province or territory has the most STI transmition ?

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Nunavut

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An STI that has few or no symptoms, but symptoms can occur as urethritis, cervicitis, and proctitis

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chlamydia

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what does urethritis, cervicitis, proctitis, and epididymitis have in common?

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all types of inflammation caused by chlamydia

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Who to diagnose chlamydia?

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one lab test on urine, urethra, vagina, cervix, throat, or rectum and a second lab test three months later after a positive one.

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How do you treat chlamydia?

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through antibiotics

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a bacteria that lives in mucous membranes and is transmitted through sexual contact. It can’t live outside the human body and often has no symptoms.

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Gonorrhea

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9
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What increases the likelyhood of contracting HIV?

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having another STI

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an eye infection caused by mother infected by Gonorrhoea in the birth canal.

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gonococcal conjuctivitis

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What art the symptoms of gonorrhea?

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discomfort or pain when urinating, swollen lymph nodes, pain or bleeding during intercourse, blood or pus in feces.

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12
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how to treat gonorrhea?

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antibiotics

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what is one of the main challenges with treating gonorrhea?

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increasing drug resistance

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a complication in women who have been infected with gonorrhea or chlamydia due to the bacteria entering oviducts, ovaries and the pelvic cavity which causes long-term fertility issues.

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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What increases risk for PID?

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women under 25, having multiple sex partners, inconsistent use of condoms, medical history, douching, intrauterine devices, and smoking.

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Abdominal pain, fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting that becomes more intense at the start of a menstrual period are all symptoms for what?

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PID

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A method of examine internal organs using a light through an abdominal incision

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laparoscopy

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How is PID diagnosed?

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based on symptoms, physical, ultrasound, lab tests and laparscopy

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How is PID treated?

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antibiotics

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A disease caused by bacteria that is acquired through sexual contact, but can be transferred to fetuses. The pathogen passes through any break or opening in skin or mucous membranes.

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syphilis

21
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when syphilis is pasted from mother to fetus

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congenital syphilis

22
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An ulcer that appears where the syphilis bacteria entered the body that is highly contagious and is considered primary syphilis

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chancre

23
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a stage of psychosis characterized by a skin rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, headaches, muscle aches and fatigue.

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secondary syphilis

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Symptoms that appear 10 to 20 years after infection and cause dementia, cardiovascular damage, blindness, and death

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late syphilis

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Syphilis that invades the nervous system

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neurosyphilis

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syphilis that affects the eye and can lead to decreased vision or blindness

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ocular syphilis

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How is syphilis diagnosed?

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blood tests

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An infection that can cause other disease like warts, genital warts and genital cancers.

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Human papilloma virus

29
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how to prevent HPV?

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vaccines for certain variants and using condoms

30
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How is HPV diagnosed?

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based on the appearance of the lesions, cancer screening.

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How is HPV treated?

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there is no treatment to eradicate the infection, but warts can be removed by laser, freezing or burning

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a type of STI that you cannot get rid of for life that can lead to an infection of HIV, but it can be dormant in a person for years before the person even knows about.

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genital herpes

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What is the difference between HSV 1 and HSV 2?

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people with HSV 1 generally have less outbreaks and they are more likely to be on the mouth

34
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Lesions on the mouth, genitals, inner thighs or anal area are all symptoms of what STI?

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Herpes

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How is herpes treated?

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fluid from lesions can be sent to a lab for a test

36
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A STI that can later become AIDS in it’s advance stages

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Human immunodeficiency virus

37
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A STI that is the leading cause of death in Africa and large disparities in treatment

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

38
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A chronic disease that damages the body’s immune system and takes of the CD4 T cells to make a person vulnerable to other diseases

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HIV infection

39
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What are the phases of HIV?

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Primary infection: large amount of virus cause infection
Latency phase: asymptomatic, but still harming the immune system

40
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What are the three ways to get HIV?

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  1. specific types of sexual contact
  2. exposure to infected blood
  3. contact during child birth
41
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Who is most likely to get HIV?

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Male to male sexual contact and female heterosexual contact

42
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Which populations are more likely to get HIV?

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Indigenous, Black Canadians, LGBTQ, Prison Inmates

43
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A form of gel, cream, sponge, or suppository that can function as a chemical condom to prevent HIV

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microbicides

44
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What reduces risk of HIV transmutation?

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consistent condom use, needle exchange programs, preventative medications, monogamous relationships

45
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Inflammation of the liver due to a virus from the blood, semen, saliva, urine, and vaginal secretions

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Hepatitis B

46
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Which Hepatitis has vaccines?

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HAV and HBV

47
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The cause of abnormal vaginal discharge that is not explicitly caused by sexual activity

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Bacterial vaginosis

48
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Parasitic infections of pubic hair

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public lice and scabies

49
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How to prevent STIs?

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Education, get vaccinated, get tested, monitor for symptoms, inform partners, use prevention strategies

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