Human Reproductive System - 14.2

Question 1

What causes STIs of concern?

Answer 1

Virus’ or bacteria

Question 2

What are common viral STIs?

Answer 2

HIV/AIDS, genital herpes, hepatitis, human papilloma virus

Question 3

What are common bacterial STIS?

Answer 3

Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis

Question 4

What does AIDs stand for?

Answer 4

Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 5

What causes AIDs?

Answer 5

HIV - Human Immunodefiency Virus

Question 6

What does HIV do in the body?

Answer 6

It attacks helper T cells - infected person is more vulnerable to infections that lead to sickness and death

Question 7

How can HIV be transmitted?

Answer 7

• Sexual Contact
• Sharing Drugs
• Mother can give to baby during or after pregnancy - breastfeeding

Question 8

Is there a cure for HIV?

Answer 8

No, treatments can alleviate symptoms

Question 9

What are the three different types of Hepatitis?

Answer 9

Hepatitis A, B, and C

Question 10

What causes Hepatitis A?

Answer 10

Drinking water contaminated with fecal bacteria
Anal, oral contact

Question 11

What causes Hepatitis B?

Answer 11

Sexual contact, contact with infected body fluids or blood

Question 12

What causes Hepatitis C?

Answer 12

Blood to blood contact with infected syringes or needles

Question 13

What are the symptoms for hepatitis?

Answer 13

Fever, nausea, head ache, loss of appetite, abdominal pain

Jaundice

Question 14

What can happen to an unborn child when the mother has hepatitis?

Answer 14

The infection can be transmitted across the placenta

Question 15

What does it mean to be asymptomatic?

Answer 15

When an individual does not show any symptoms

Question 16

What causes herpes?

Answer 16

The virus HSV 1 or HSV 2

Question 17

How is HSV2 acquired?

Answer 17

Genital contact (causing genital herpes)

Question 18

How is HSV1 acquired?

Answer 18

Sexual contact, causes sores around the mouth, and also in the genital areas

Question 19

How long does it take herpes symptoms to show?

Answer 19

About a month

Question 20

What are the symptoms of herpes?

Answer 20

Tingling/itching in a particular area of body followed by blisters
Blisters then form sores
Sores increase the risk of HIV infection

Question 21

What happens when a mother tranfers herpes to a baby?

Answer 21

Leads to blindness in the baby, neurological disorders, and even death

Question 22

What is HPV responsible for?

Answer 22

Genital warts

Question 23

How is HPV transmitted?

Answer 23

Skin to skin contact

Question 24

What do the symptoms look like in HPV?

Answer 24

Flat or raised warts around the genital areas

Question 25

What is HPV linked to?

Answer 25

Cervical cancer in woman * Tumors of the vulva, vagina, anus, and penis

Question 26

What causes chlamydia?

Answer 26

Bacterium - Chlamydia trachomatous

Question 27

Which gender is the rate of chlamydia higher in?

Answer 27

Women

Question 28

What are the symptoms of chlamydia?

Answer 28

* Discharge from vagina and penis * Burning pain while urinating * Fever

Question 29

What happens if Chlamydia is undetected in women?

Answer 29

Can spread to cervix and oviducts - can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory disease - causing one to acquire HIV

Question 30

What happens if a baby comes in contact with chlamydia during birth?

Answer 30

Infections in the eyes and the respiratory tract.

Question 31

What gender is the rate of chlamydia more common in?

Answer 31

Males

Question 32

What causes gonorhea?

Answer 32

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 33

What are the symptoms of gonorrhea's?

Answer 33

Pain when urinating Thick, greenish, yellow discharge from the urethra

Question 34

What happens if Gonorrhea is left untreated?

Answer 34

Can lead to PID and can further spread to heart, joints and the brain

Question 35

What happens if a baby comes in contact with it in the birth canal?

Answer 35

Can develop a serious eye infection

Question 36

How do physicians recommend that mothers with genital herpes give birth by?

Answer 36

C section

Question 37

What causes syphillis?

Answer 37

The bacterium treponema pallidum

Question 38

What is first stage of syphillis?

Answer 38

Infectious ulcerated sores develop in teh infectious site

Question 39

What is the second stage of syphillis?

Answer 39

Rashes appear on the palms of hands and soles of feet

Question 40

What is the third stage of syphilis?

Answer 40

Infection begins to affect the cardiovascular and nervous system

Question 41

What are gummas?

Answer 41

Large, destructive ulcers that appear on the skin and internal organs (syphillis caused)

Question 42

When can syphilis affect a developing embryo?

Answer 42

At any stage of the pregnancy

Question 43

What can syphilis do to a developing embryo?

Answer 43

It can still birth or birth defects