STDs

Question 0

What are some bacterial STD characteristics?(3)

Answer 0

Curable
No immediate signs
Treatable with antibiotics

Question 1

What are some viral STD characteristics?(6)

Answer 1

Last a lifetime
No cure
Treatments for symptoms
Always a chance for passing it on
Some can be passed on through child birth
Passed on through oral, anal, and vaginal sex

Question 2

For 15-20 year olds, how many have an STD int he US?

Answer 2

1 in 4

Question 3

What are some bacterial STDs?(4)

Answer 3

Chlamydia
Syphilis
Gonorrhea
Hepatitis

Question 4

What are some viral STDs?(3)

Answer 4

HIV/AIDS
Genital HPV infection(genital warts)
Herpes

Question 5

How can someone get HIV?(4)

Answer 5

Seminal fluid
Blood
Vaginal secretions
Breast milk

Question 6

How often does someone in Africa contract HIV?

Answer 6

Every 30 seconds

Question 7

What are t-cells?

Answer 7

The cells that fight infection.

Question 8

What does HIV cause, and how?

Answer 8

HIV causes your t-cell count to lower. When it gets low enough, the STD becomes AIDs.

Question 9

How can AIDs kill you?

Answer 9

AIDs does not kill you, it only lowers your cells that fight infection. Things like the common cold or flu will end up killing you if you have AIDs because the limited amount of t-cells.

Question 10

What is an example of something that treats HIV symptoms, but isn’t available for everyone?

Answer 10

HIV drug cocktails keep HIV dormant inside your body. They cost 15-25 thousand dollars per year, so not many can actually afford to get them.