STDs Flashcards
Gonorrhea
M
White discharge
Painful urination
Cause sterility or epididymitis
F Usually none Painful urination Yellow green discharge PID
Chlamydia sy
M
Painful urination
Discharge
Urethritis
F
Usually none
Painful urination
PID
Syphilis symptoms
Stage 1: 3-7 days after Chancre sore State2: 2-6 months Skin rash, sore throat, hair loss Stage 3: No symptoms Stage 4: 3-25 years Organ damage Congenital Skin peeling
Pubic lice
Little black spots
Itching
Trichomoniasis
M
Painful urination
Clear discharge
Me
Painful urination
Itching and burning
Yellow green discharge
Genital warts
Dry wart like growths
Can cause cancer
General herpes
2-12 days after
Blisters on genitals
Headache, tiredness, fever, swollen lymph nodes
AIDS symptoms
Stage 1, a symptomatic
Flulike
Stage 2, symptomatic, 7-10 yrs
Weight loss, fever, diarrhea, fungus
Stage 3: AIDS
Less than 200 helper T cells
Sever symptoms
Opportunistic infections take advantage of weakened immune system
Hepatitis B
Fatigue, nausea, jaundice
Dupage county health department
Can test chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis for $50
HIV for free
Mondays and Wednesdays 2-7
Appointment
Which stds are totally curable
Bacterial
(Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, pubic lice, trichimoniasis
STDs that are treatable but not curable
Viral Genital warts Herpes HIV Hepatitis B
Risky behaviors
Ignoring risks
Having multiple partners
Not seeking treatment
How to avoid stds
Abstinence
Avoid drugs
Choose responsible partners
Barrier protection
What body fluids transmit stds
Blood
Semen
Vaginal secretions
Breast milk
