Final

Question 0

Difference being diagnosed early and late for STI

Answer 0

Early may be treatable

Late severe health or even death

Question 1

Chicken Pox and gentian herpes

Answer 1

Closely related viruses
Genital herpes are a STI
Chicken pox not because not sexually transmitted

Question 2

Types of STIs

Answer 2

Bacteria
Virus
Parasitic insects
Protozoa

Question 3

Incidence

Answer 3

Number of new cases occurring in a population during specific time period

Question 4

Prevalence

Answer 4

Number of percentage of people in group that have a particular condition

Question 5

STI most common in

Answer 5

Age under 25
Minorities
Women
Gays
US has highest rate

Question 6

STI vs STD

Answer 6

Infection is the germ is present in ones body but may have no symptoms
Disease has infection and showing symptoms

Question 7

What are Bacteria?

Answer 7

Mutualistic (helpful)
Pathogenic (harmful)
- infections, irritations, death

Question 8

Bacteria

Answer 8

Single called microorganism that can cause infection in humans
- if infected with harmful bacteria, can be treated with anti biotics

Question 9

Types of bacterial STI

Answer 9

Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Bacterial vaginosis

Question 10

Chlamydia

Answer 10

Caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis
Most reported bacterial STI in US
Through anal vaginal and childbirth
75% women 50% men
Asymptomatic
Symptoms come 5-21 days

Question 11

Symptoms of Chlamydia

Answer 11

Women vagjnal discharge and bleeding due to infection of cervix and pelvic, abdomen and lower back pain
Men swollen and tender testes, watery discharge, pain urinating
Both may have trachoma eye infection with conjunctivitis red pain itching of eyelid
Can lead to blindness

Question 12

Pelvic Inflammatory Diease

Answer 12

PID
Causes infertility in women and ectopic pregnancy
- chlamydia trachomatis bacteria spreads to pelvic region
Can lead to epididymitis

Question 13

Chlamydia treatment

Answer 13

Cervical smear women
Test fluid in men
Cured with anti biotics

Question 14

Consequences of Gonorrhea

Answer 14

Affects more men than women
Can lead to PID for women
Can lead to epididymitis infertility for men

Question 15

Gonorrhea

Answer 15

Caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae looks like coffee bean
Grows in moist area
Through anal, oral, vaginal, childbirth

Question 16

Symptoms of Gonorrhea

Answer 16

Most are asymptomatic
Show up in few days to 4 weeks
Pain during pee, spotting and yellow green vaginal discharge in women
Red tip penis, abnormal discharge, pain pee in men
Both may get disseminated gonococcal infection
-fever joint plain and skin lesions that look like blood sores

Question 17

Treatment of Gonorrhea

Answer 17

Through labs and treated with antibiotics

Question 18

Syphilis

Answer 18

Caused by treponema pallidum
Infected many famous people
-Beethoven, Paul gauin, al Capone and maybe Colombus

Question 19

Symptoms of Syphilis

Answer 19

4 stages
Primary syphilis: chancre appears at 2 to 4 weeks
Secondary: flu like symptoms but itchless rash,
Latent syphilis invades organs no symptoms
Tertiary syphilis: react ovation of bacteria and spreads through out body

Question 20

Untreated syphilis

Answer 20

Blindness, heart disease, dementia, insanity, death

Question 21

Treatment of Syphilis

Answer 21

Penicillin Shot in early stages

Question 22

Bacterial Vaginosis

Answer 22

Not an STI risk increases if sexually active
Most common child bearing age
Has lacto bacteria
Bad bacteria flow

Question 23

Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis

Answer 23

Pain itching and biting gray discharge with fishy odor

Confused with yeast infection

Question 24

Treatment for bacterial Vaginosis

Answer 24

Treated with antibiotics

Question 25

Trichomoniasis (trich)

Answer 25

Most common curable STI in the world
Cause by protozoan parasite
Almost always sexually but sometime childbirth
Symptoms red, itchy discharge
Treated with one dose of oral metronidazole and anti biotics