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What causes STIs of concern?

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Virus’ or bacteria

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What are common viral STIs?

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

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What are common bacterial STIS?

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Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis

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What does AIDs stand for?

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Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome

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What causes AIDs?

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HIV - Human Immunodefiency Virus

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What does HIV do in the body?

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

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How can HIV be transmitted?

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  • Sexual Contact
  • Sharing Drugs
  • Mother can give to baby during or after pregnancy - breastfeeding
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Is there a cure for HIV?

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No, treatments can alleviate symptoms

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What are the three different types of Hepatitis?

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Hepatitis A, B, and C

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What causes Hepatitis A?

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Drinking water contaminated with fecal bacteria
Anal, oral contact

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What causes Hepatitis B?

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Sexual contact, contact with infected body fluids or blood

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What causes Hepatitis C?

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Blood to blood contact with infected syringes or needles

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What are the symptoms for hepatitis?

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

Jaundice

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

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The infection can be transmitted across the placenta

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What does it mean to be asymptomatic?

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When an individual does not show any symptoms

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What causes herpes?

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The virus HSV 1 or HSV 2

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How is HSV2 acquired?

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Genital contact (causing genital herpes)

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How is HSV1 acquired?

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

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How long does it take herpes symptoms to show?

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About a month

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What are the symptoms of herpes?

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

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What happens when a mother tranfers herpes to a baby?

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

22
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What is HPV responsible for?

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Genital warts

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How is HPV transmitted?

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Skin to skin contact

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What do the symptoms look like in HPV?

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Flat or raised warts around the genital areas

25
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What is HPV linked to?

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Cervical cancer in woman

  • Tumors of the vulva, vagina, anus, and penis
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What causes chlamydia?

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Bacterium - Chlamydia trachomatous

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Which gender is the rate of chlamydia higher in?

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Women

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What are the symptoms of chlamydia?

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  • Discharge from vagina and penis
  • Burning pain while urinating
  • Fever
29
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What happens if Chlamydia is undetected in women?

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

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

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Infections in the eyes and the respiratory tract.

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What gender is the rate of chlamydia more common in?

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Males

32
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What causes gonorhea?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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What are the symptoms of gonorrhea’s?

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

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What happens if Gonorrhea is left untreated?

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

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

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Can develop a serious eye infection

36
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How do physicians recommend that mothers with genital herpes give birth by?

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C section

37
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What causes syphillis?

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The bacterium treponema pallidum

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What is first stage of syphillis?

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Infectious ulcerated sores develop in teh infectious site

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What is the second stage of syphillis?

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Rashes appear on the palms of hands and soles of feet

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What is the third stage of syphilis?

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Infection begins to affect the cardiovascular and nervous system

41
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What are gummas?

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

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When can syphilis affect a developing embryo?

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At any stage of the pregnancy

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What can syphilis do to a developing embryo?

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It can still birth or birth defects

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