Health Ch22

Question 0

What are some harmful effects of STIs

Answer 0

Pain 
Discomfort 
Embarrassment 
Infertility 
Cancers

Question 1

Any pathogen that spreads from one person to another during sexual contact

Answer 1

Sexually Transmitted infections

Question 2

What are the 3 risky behaviors that contribute to the current STI epidemic

Answer 2

Ignoring risks
Multiple partners
Not seeking treatment

Question 3

What are 3 ways to avoid STIs

Answer 3

Practice abstinence
Avoid drugs
Choose responsible friends

Question 4

Inflammation in the lining of the urethea

Answer 4

Urethritis

Question 5

A vaginal infection or irrational

Answer 5

Vaginitis

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Trichomoniasis

Question 8

A very common viral STI
One of the most serious conditions associated with this is cervical cancer
Symptoms: genital warts, cancer

Answer 8

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Chlamydia

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Hepatitis

Question 11

Condition which normal liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue

Answer 11

Cirrhosis

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Gonorrhea

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Genital herpes

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Syphilis

Question 15

What are the three stages of syphilis

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Which STIs can be treated but not cured

Answer 16

HPV
Hepatitis B and C
Genital herpes

Question 17

Which STIs can be cured

Answer 17

Chlamydia 
Trichomoniasis
Bacterial vaginitis 
Pubic lice 
Scabies 
Syphilis 
Gonorrhea

Question 18

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

Answer 18

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

Question 19

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

Answer 19

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency virus)

Question 20

What are the three stages of HIV

Answer 20

asymptomatic stage
Symptomatic stage
AIDS

Question 21

what is the asymptomatic stage

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What is the symptomatic stage

Answer 22

Infected person begins to experience symptoms
Symptoms include weight loss, persistent fever, diarrhea, or fungal infections
Symptoms may not appear until 7-10 years

Question 23

The infections that attack a person with a weakened immune system

Answer 23

Opportunistic infection

Question 24

What are 4 ways HIV can be transmitted from an infected person to an uninfected person

Answer 24

Unprotected sexual contact and bodily fluids
Shared needles
Contact with blood
Mother to baby; pregnancy, birth, or breast feeding

Question 25

What are the 5 ways the book suggests you can prevent HIV

Answer 25

practice abstinence 
Avoid drugs and needles 
Avoid contact with blood or bod fluids 
Sexual fidelity in marriage 
Barrier protection