Sexually Transmitted Diseases Flashcards
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AIDS
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AIDS opens the possibility for an opportunistic infection.
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HIV
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HIV ATTACKS AND INVADES CD4 T-CELLS
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Chlamydia
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- Bacterial Infection
- IS A SYMPTOMATIC
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Gonorrhea
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- Bacterial infection
- Causes a yellow-white discharge
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
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- Progressive infection that can harm a women’s reproductive system. Can lead to sterility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pain.
- CAUSED BY CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA.
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HPV
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-Can cause genital warts and cervix cancer.
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Genital Herpes
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- CAUSES ULSERS
- VIRUS CAUSES PAINFUL ULCERATIONS
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Syphilis
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A bacterial infection that can cause chanres.