chapter 13.4 Flashcards
ages most common for sti
15-24
why is age so low for sti
sexually active younger and marrying later
reasons why STI are so prevalent
- embarrassment
- sex culture
3.ignorance to recognize symptoms or infection
put I order of decreasing likelihood of contracting an STI
hand genital contact
contact with body sores
oral genital contact
mouth to mouth
vaginal and anal contact
- vaginal and anal contact
- oral genital contact
- hand genital contact
4.mouth to mouth - contact with body sores
why is the toilet not a likely place for an STI
many die quickly when exposed to air
chlamydia (age group, treatment, symptoms)
most prevalent bacterial STI in Canada
20-24
preventable and treatable
may be asymptomatic
“to cloak”-only grow in other cells
conjunctivitis
serious inflammation of the eye caused by anyu number of pathogens or irritants like chylamdia
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
disease caused by untreated sti especially gonorrhea and chlamydia; various infections of female reproductive tract
gonorrhea
2nd most common sti cause sterility if untreated
women age: 15-25
male age: 20-29
put in order from highest to lowest rate of gonorrhea infections
Saskatchewan
Nunavut
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
NUN
NT
M
S
what body parts does gonorrhea affect
urethra, genital tract, pharynx, rectum, eyes
gonorrhea symptoms for men and women
male: white discharge from penis
female: rarely get symptoms
what percent of males who contract gonorrhea are asymptomatic
20%
primary syphilis (characteristics, incubation period)
chancre
-size of a dime
-painless
-oozes
shows 3-4 weeks after contact
chancre disappears after 3-6 weeks
can appear in mouth lol
secondary syphillis
1month- 1 year
rash or white patches on mouth, throat and genitals
slight fever or headache
sores
no symptoms
on and off
latent syphilis
invade body organ
2-4 years after secondary period
rare transmission to others except birth
child may be born deaf blind or disfigured
late syphillis
heart damage , CNS damage, blindness, deafness, paralysis, premature senility, insanity
how is syphilis treated
penicillin, penicillin G benzathine, doxycycline
public lice
parasites that cling to pubic hair
venereal warts
caused by HPV
small, hard, yellowish grey
tiny bumps or growths and flat warts invisible to naked eye
disappear without treatment
percent of HPV cases that progress to precancerous stage. percent that will develop into cancer
30%
70%
Candidiasis (moniliasis)
yeast like fungal disease often transmited sexually
causes vaginitis
likelihood of candidiasis if a women has…? why?
diabetes, overtaxed or malfunction immune system, taking birth control or other hormones, pregnant, taking broad spectrum of antibiotics.
decrease vagina’s acidity more favourable fo development
vaginits
set of symptoms characterized by vaginal itching, swelling, and burning
trichomoniasis
protozoan infection characterized by foamy yellowish discharge and unpleasant odour
how can you get a UTI through autoinoculation (Transmission to yourself by yourself)
wiping anus to vaginal or urethra opening
HSV-1
cold sores and fever blisters
HSV-2
not reportable STI in canada
genital herpes is one of the most widespread STIs in the worl
true
herpes cycle
direct contact with HSV secretion
acute infection (visible or asymptomatic)
–CMI—-
recovery
—–triggering events (stress, sun, hormones, illness, sleep)—–
reactivation of virus
—-depression of CMI—
HSV multiplies on skin
lesions recurs or person has no symptoms but shedding HSV (carrier state)
how many people have died from AIDS? infected?
21+ million have died
57 million infected
what group of people have higher rates of AIDS
Black and aboriginal
what percent of people acquire the infectiosn from men having sex with men
49.3 percent
rank in order of acquiring HIV infection (most to least likely)
- men x men (49.3)
- men x women (18.7)
- ppl x injections (10.5)
What happens when HIV enters the body
invades bloodstream and cerebrospinal fluid and begins to destroy help t-lymphocytes
prior to what year was there a possibility of getting HIV from a blood transfusion
1986
ELISA test
blood test that detects presence of antibodies to HIV
western blot
more precise test than the ELISA to confirm presence of HIV antibodies
