Reproduction chp 2 (2.9)

Question 1

how many bacteria, viruses, parasites can be transmitted sexually

Answer 1

more than 30

Question 2

What can those bacteria, viruses, parasites caus

Answer 2

• infections
• infertility
• death

Question 3

STD meaning

Answer 3

infections that are spread primarily through person-to-person sexual contact

Question 4

Most common std’s

Answer 4

candida, yeast infection, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, pubic lice, genital herpes, genital warts, human imunodeficiency (HIV), hapatitis B infection

Question 5

Symptoms

Answer 5

• abnormal discharge from uerthra
• abnormal bleeding in or from penis or vagina
• abnormal discharge from vagina
• pain in lower abdomen
• redness, sports, swelling on vagina/penis

Question 6

Causes

Answer 6

viruses, bacteria, fungi, parastic animals, mother to child, pregnancy, childbirth, blood and tissue transfer

Question 7

Do std’s have clear symptoms

Answer 7

no, 70% of women and portion of men don’t have any symptoms of chlamydia

Question 8

facts

Answer 8

• an infection with certain types of human papillpmavirus can lead to the development of genetical cancer
• when ur immune system doesn’t work properly: no longer prtocted agains bacteria, viruses and other agents that cause diseases

Question 9

How many clinics are there in nl that u can get tested for std’s

Answer 9

over 50 clinics + they can hand out antibiotics or refer u to a hospital

Question 10

HIV

Answer 10

Human immunodeficiency virus
- virus that causes the immune system to break down
- Causes AIDS
- person can be infected with it for years w/o knowing
- if not treated immune system becomes weak and all kinds of diseases build up
- transmitted by blood, semen, vaginal fluid, mother’s milk
- almost half od hiv infections occur from 15-24 yrs (unprotected sex)

Question 11

AIDS

Answer 11

Acquired Immune Deficiency
- AIDS is a name for a combination of diseases that a patient infected with HIV can get
- 1995 –> HIV blockers were discovered
- red ribbon (Dec 1st is world’s aids day)

Question 12

Seropositive

Answer 12

a person taht is infected with HIV but has no symptoms yet

Question 13

HIV blockers

Answer 13

• prevent virus from destroying the immune system:
  It temporarily stops a seropositive prson from getting AIDS
• very expensive
• HIV changes many times
• Vaccines have no effect on this changing virus

Question 14

Blood infectipn (hiv/aids

Answer 14

• happen bc of transfusions with infected blood, sharing syringes (drugs), sharing razors
  -very rare in nl

Question 15

Bacterial std

Answer 15

chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea

Question 16

Vrus std

Answer 16

Genital herpes/warts, AIDS, HIV