Chapter 22 Sexual Transmitted Infection And AIDS Flashcards
Identify risky behaviors associated with the current epidemic of sexual transmitted infection
The current STI epidemic includes ignoring the risk of sexual activity, Having sexual contact with multiple partners, and not getting proper nutrition if necessary
Describe behaviors that can help prevent the spread of sexual transmitted diseases
Healthy behaviors such as practicing abstinence, avoiding drugs, and choosing responsible friends
Sexual transmitted infection (STI) definition
Any pathogen that spread from one person to another during sexual contact
Identify three of the most common STI’s , including their symptoms and treatments
- Trichomoniasis
- Human papilloma virus
- chlamydia
Symptoms
Trichomoniasis sym.-painful urination a clear discharge from penis and itching
H.P.V-no symptoms
Chlamydia sym in..
Males-painful, urination discharge
Females- yellowish vaginal discharge
List four other STIs and their symptoms
- Hepatitis
- Gonorrhea
- Genital Herpes
- Syphilis
Symptoms
1.Hepatitis-Fatigue,abdominal pain,nausea and jaundice
- Gonorrhea-urination and pus-like discharge from Virginia
- Genital Herpes-painful blisters
- Syphilis-flulike
Trichomoniasis
A protozoan that infects the urinary tract or vagina
Urethritis
Lining in the urethra
Vaginitis
Vaginal infection or irritation
Human papilloma virus
A group of virus
Chlamydia
Bacteria
Pelvic inflammatory disease
The reproductive organs
Gonorrhea
The urinary of males and females and the reproductive organs female
Genital Herpes
A herpes simplex virus
Syphilis
A serious bacteria
Chancre
A painless sore
Explain How HIV infection leads to AIDS
It attracts the immune system, disabling the body’s dense against other pathogens when the immune system because several disabled it leads to eggs
Describe how HIV is transmitted from person to person
The exchange of blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or Brest milk
HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Asymptotic state
The virus destroys helper T cells
Opportunistic infection
Attracts a person with weaker immune system.
Identify three behaviors that can prevent the spread of HIV
Practicing abstinence, avoiding drugs and avoiding contact with others blood and blood fluids
Describe how a person get tested for HIV
A persons blood is tested with Antibodies to HIV. If antibodies are not detected, a second test is done to verify the result
Describe the goal of HIV treatment
To keeps the persons immune system functioning as close to normal as possible
