Health Ch22 Flashcards
What are some harmful effects of STIs
Pain Discomfort Embarrassment Infertility Cancers
Any pathogen that spreads from one person to another during sexual contact
Sexually Transmitted infections
What are the 3 risky behaviors that contribute to the current STI epidemic
Ignoring risks
Multiple partners
Not seeking treatment
What are 3 ways to avoid STIs
Practice abstinence
Avoid drugs
Choose responsible friends
Inflammation in the lining of the urethea
Urethritis
A vaginal infection or irrational
Vaginitis
A serious infection in the fearless reproductive organs that can less to infertility or am ectopic pregnancy
A Potentially fatal condition where a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the uterus
Pelvic inflammatory disease
A STI caused by protozoan that infects the unitary tract or vagina
Symptoms for males: painful urination, clear discharge, itching
Symptoms for females: itching/burning, yellowish discharge, pain when urinating, bad smell
Trichomoniasis
A very common viral STI
One of the most serious conditions associated with this is cervical cancer
Symptoms: genital warts, cancer
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
A very common viral STI caused by bacteria
#1 most common STI in try United States
Symptoms:
Males - painful, frequent urination and discharge, can lead to urethritis
Females - yellowish discharge, can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease
Chlamydia
STI that attacks the liver
Also spread by blood-to-blood contact
Symptoms: nausea, fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, can lead to liver cancer or cirrhosis
Hepatitis
Condition which normal liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue
Cirrhosis
A bacterial STI that infects the urinary tract of males and females and the reproductive organs of the females
If left untreated can lead to urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and infertility
Symptoms : puslike discharge, painful urination
Gonorrhea
A viral STI caused by herpes simplex virus
May have no noticeable symptoms
There is no cure
Symptoms : painful blisters that appear around the genitals
Genital herpes
Serious bacterial STI that progressed through three stages
Eventually may cause brain damage, paralysis, and heart disease
Pregnant women will pass it on to their baby
Symptoms : sores in mouth, flulike symptoms, nonitchy skin rash, brain damage, paralysis, heart disease
Syphilis
What are the three stages of syphilis
1st - painless sore called a chancre that can spread to different parts of the body
2nd - sores in the mouth and flulike symptoms, nonitchy rash can appear on the hands and feet
3rd - bacterial may attack internal parts of the body
Which STIs can be treated but not cured
HPV
Hepatitis B and C
Genital herpes
Which STIs can be cured
Chlamydia Trichomoniasis Bacterial vaginitis Pubic lice Scabies Syphilis Gonorrhea
The most serious incurable STI that can lead to AIDS
Attacks specific cells of the immune system disabling the body’s defense against other pathogens
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
Often a fatal disease of the immune system
The body’s ability to fight diseases has been weakened
They are more likely to get infections that a healthy person’s immune system could easily fight off
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency virus)
What are the three stages of HIV
asymptomatic stage
Symptomatic stage
AIDS
what is the asymptomatic stage
The infected person may experience flu-like symptoms, which usually go away after a few weeks
The person will show no outward signs of HIV but can still infect others
What is the symptomatic stage
Infected person begins to experience symptoms
Symptoms include weight loss, persistent fever, diarrhea, or fungal infections
Symptoms may not appear until 7-10 years
The infections that attack a person with a weakened immune system
Opportunistic infection
What are 4 ways HIV can be transmitted from an infected person to an uninfected person
Unprotected sexual contact and bodily fluids
Shared needles
Contact with blood
Mother to baby; pregnancy, birth, or breast feeding
What are the 5 ways the book suggests you can prevent HIV
practice abstinence Avoid drugs and needles Avoid contact with blood or bod fluids Sexual fidelity in marriage Barrier protection
