STD vs STI Flashcards
- Not all diseases usually begin with infection
STD
Sexual activity transmits this microbe between partners
STD
First begins as STI. Infection occurs with sexually transmitted bacteria or virus entering the body and begins multiplying
STD
- Diseases resulting from STIs are sexually transmitted diseases
STD
- Also known as venereal diseases
STD
- Very common worldwide and people who experiment with sex are mostly at risk for these kinds of infections
STD
Female adolescents are also at risk due to the cervical lining being prone to bacterial infections, it can cause pelvic inflammatory diseases
STD
- Px:abstinence/mutual monogamy, proper use of condoms
STD
Requires treatment
STD
Requires more aggressive treatment and is often a chronic condition, like herpes
STD
An untreated STI can blossom into an STD, such as pelvic inflammatory disease
STD
When microbes are potential pathogens, such transmission is known as sexually transmitted infection
Untreated STI can progress to STD
STI
Presence of lesions is a risk factor for the transmission of HIV
STI
Infectionthathasnotyet become a disease. Gonorrhea and chlamydia are infections
STI