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STD's Quiz Flashcards

1
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What does HIV stand for?

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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What does AIDS stand for?

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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the system in which organs and cells that fight off diseases

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Immune system

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Body fluids that cause transmission are

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blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, breast milk.

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What is the transmission of HIV/AIDS?

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sex, sharing needles or syringes, or rinse water

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6
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How do you diagnose HIV/AIDS?

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find a HIV care provider

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How is HIV/AIDS treated?

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complete blood count, very expensive medicines

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tiny insects found in genital area, smaller harder to spot

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Public lice

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How is pubic lice spread?

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sexual contact, spread through clothes, or sitting on a toilet seat

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What are the top signs and symptoms of pubic lice?

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itching in genital region, blue spots on skin, seeing lice that look like tiny crabs

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How do you Diagnose pubic lice?

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finding crabs after a exam

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What is the treatment for pubic lice?

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malathion (wash-on, wash-off prescription)

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What is chancroid?

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bacteria infection around genitals of men and women

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What are symptoms of chancroid?

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ulcer begins as a elevated bump, papule, that becomes an open sore

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How is chancroid diagnosed?

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taking fluid samples

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How is chancroid treated?

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swellings of lymph nodes need to be drained with needle or local surgery

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What is PID?

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infection of fallopian tubes, uterus, or ovaries, developed by other STD’s such as gonorrhea and chlamydia

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18
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How is PID transmitted?

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unprotected sex, having more than one sex partner

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What are signs/symptoms of PID?

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lower abdominal pain, foul-smelling and or abnormally colored discharge, pain during sex, spotting between periods

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How is PID treated and diagnosed?

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By a doctor visit prescribing pills or IV medicine.

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21
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What are scabies?

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a contagious skin disease marked by itching and small raised red spots, caused by the itch mite

22
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How is scabies spread?

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contact sexually or infected object, bed, towel, etc.

23
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How do you prevent scabies?

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avoid someone who is infected

24
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How is scabies prevented?

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by identifying mite or eggs or fecal matter.

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How is scabies treated?

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Medicines

26
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What are genital warts?

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bumps on the skin of the genital area and around the anus

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How are genital warts transmitted?

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spread by skin to skin contact, usually during vaginal, anal or oral sex

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What are signs/symptoms of genital warts?

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flesh colored, soft to the touch bumps

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How is genital warts diagnosed?

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an exam, have a characteristic appearance, doctor can take a tissue sample

30
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How are genital warts treated?

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the warts go away with no treatment, however there are several medicines that can make the process faster.

31
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How is gonorrhea transmitted?

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vaginal or oral sex with someone, if a woman is pregnant, the baby can get it

32
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Are there many signs/symptoms for gonorrhea?

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No

33
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How is gonorrhea treated?

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Medicines

34
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How is gonorrhea diagnosed?

A

Urine sample

35
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How is syphilis transmitted?

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spread through oral and anal sex

36
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How is syphilis diagnosed?

A

blood tests

37
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How is syphilis treated?

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Penicillin

38
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What are signs/symptoms of syphilis?

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chancres on the penis, women have chancres on vagina or lymph nodes, both have rashes

39
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What is hepatitis?

A

inflammation of liver

40
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What is Hep A and how do you get it?

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living or having sex with someone who has it. Symptoms are Hep A yellowing of the eyes of the skin

41
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What is Hep C and how do you get it?

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Hep C is inherited by coming in contact with infected blood, or sharing needles, razors, or toothbrushes, low risk of getting it by sex. Hep C is dark urine

42
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How is Hep A and Hep B treated?

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You can either get the vaccine to prevent it, or a blood test is used to treat it live.

43
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How is Hep C treated?

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by pills called Harvoni which cures in 8-12 weeks

44
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What does HPV stand for?

A

Human Papilloma Virus infection

45
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How do you get protected from HPV?

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Either abstinence, or Cerverix the vaccine

46
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What are signs/symptoms of HPV?

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genital warts, not many symptoms, but cancer is a big showing that you can get HPV

47
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How is HPV treated?

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most times HPV cures itself in time, but there are ways to cure the symptoms

48
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How is chlamydia transmitted?

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sex, oral sex, or passed from mother to fetus

49
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How is chlamydia diagnosed?

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urine tests, take swab samples of genitals

50
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What are signs of chlamydia?

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Discharge from genital areas of both men and women.

51
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How is Chlamydia treated?

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Antibiotics for about a week to 10 days

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