STD's Flashcards
Three Types of STD’s?
Bacterial
Viral
Parasite
Bacterial STD’s
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Bacterial Vaginosis
Chlamydia
Most common STD in US and can be received through oral or normal sex.
Can also be transmuted to babies
Gonorrhea
Highest STD among women of 15 an 19 (adolescence)
Bacterial Vaginosis
Not a official STD but is indirectly created from sex. Happens when the balance of good and bad bacteria is tilted more towards the bad side.
Syphilis
Also an STD caught by sex, symptoms are chancre sores in the mouth and then Redding rashes on the souls of feet and palms of hands
Can also be transmuted from mother to child
Parasites
Pubic lice
Scabies
Pubic lice
Also known as crabs, these bugs and be attached to underarm hair or eyelashes.
Primarily spread through sex and rarely through bed sheets or hats and etc.
Scabies
Similar to lice, these bugs burrow into the skin and lay eggs.
Can be passed through sex as well as bed spreads, towels, and other household appliances.
Viral STD’s
HPV
Herpes
Herpes
This STD will NEVER go away, lies dormant inside of nerve cells. Cam be triggered by stress and reapers.
HPV
Most common STD in the world, works by infecting mucous membranes in the body mostly showing high appearances in young females.
PID
Stands for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PID can cause ectopic pregnancy which is where the fertilized egg implants in the Fallopian tube itself.
STD
An infectious disease that can spread from person to person through intimate contact.
Gaurdasil and Ceravix
Highly effective against HPV but do not protect women from all types of HPV.
Recommended for females from ages 9 to 26
