Chapter 5: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Related Diseases - Fill in the Blanks Flashcards
Trichomoniasis, public lice, and scabies are all caused by ____.
parasites
Inflammation of the vagina is referred to as ____.
vaginitis
In women, untreated gonorrhea or chlamiydia can lead to ____.
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Trichomoniasis, moniliasis, and bacterial vaginosis are all ____.
types of vaginitis
The sexually transmitted infection that impairs the immune system is called ____.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection
Trichomoniasis, moniliasis, and bacterial vaginosis are all ____.
types of vaginitis
A viral liver infection that can be sexually transmitted is ____.
hepatitis
Two serious possible consequences of PID are ____ and ____.
- ectopic pregnancy
2. infertility
Three sexually transmitted infections that can be passed from an infected pregnant female to the fetus are ____, ____, and ____.
- syphilis
- HIV
- hepatitis
____ is the most common thing that brings on recurrent herpes attacks.
Stress
The bacteria that cause gonorrhea and chlamydia live on ____.
mucous membranes.
Any inflammation of the urethra not caused by the gonococcus is called ____.
nongonococcal (or nonspecific) urethritis
Antibiotics commonly lead to ____ infections
yeast (moniliasis)
____ live in the large intestines and can be transmitted during sex, but are generally acquired by children through nonsexual means.
pinworms
Many people diagnosed with gonorrhea are also found to have ____.
chlamydia
HIV attacks immune system cells are called ____.
CDF+ cells
People with HIV are most contagious (when) ____.
during first 60 days (and late in the infection - AIDS)
The most common AIDS test tests for ____.
HIV antibodies
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HPV infection, HIV infection, trichomoniasis–for which of these infections do women usually not have visible symptoms in the initial stage? ____.
- gonorrhea,
- chlamydia
- syphilis
- HPV
- HIV
For which of the infections listed in the previous question do men usually not show symptoms in the initial stage? ____.
HPV infection, HIV infection, trichomoniasis
The best ways to avoid sexually transmitted infections are ____ and ____.
- to always use condoms
2. to abstain from sex until you are in a long-term monogamous relationship
The most common sexually transmitted infection/infestation in the United States is ____.
trichomoniasis
The most common STI in the United States caused by a bacterium or virus is ____.
HPV infection
