STDs Flashcards
STIs spread through
sexual contact
Sexual contact includes
direct mucosal contact, body fluids
genital, anal, oral mucosal surfaces
BEHAVIOR, not self-identification labels
STIs, STDs may be
- chronic
- asymptomatic
- spread to others
STI’s are
treatable, preventable
Treatment: syphilis
antibiotic–penicillin G
Treatment: chlamydia
antibiotics–azithromycin or doxycycline
Treatment: gonorhea
antibiotics–cephalosporin or fluoroquinolone
Treatment: Trichomonas vaginalis
Antibiotics–metronidazole
Treatment: Herpes simplex 1/2
Recurrent genital ulcers
Treatable, but no cure
Treatment: Hepatitis B virus
Very high levels in body fluids
Vaccine preventable
Treatment: HIV
Not curable, but treatable
Treatment: Human papilloma virus
Genital warts (low risk type) Cervical cancer (high risk type) Vaccine available, no cure
Pelvic inflammatory disease caused by (2)
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Risk to fetus/newborn:
Chlamydia
Neonatal pneumonia, eye infections
Risk to fetus/newborn:
Trichomoniasis
prematurity
Risk to fetus/newborn:
HPV
laryngeal papillomatosis
Risk to fetus/newborn:
Syphilis
congenital infection
Risk to fetus/newborn:
HSV
encephalitis, disseminated HSV infection
Risk to fetus/newborn:
HBV
chronic infection, increased risk hepatocellular carcinoma
Risk to fetus/newborn:
HIV
HIV
Long-term health consequences:
Syphilis
Cardiac, neurologic disease
Long-term health consequences:
Chlamydia
Infertility, ectopic pregnancy, adhesions
Long-term health consequences:
HIV
Acquired immunodeficiency
Long-term health consequences:
HBV
Chronic infection, hepatocellular carcinoma
Long-term health consequences:
HPV
Cervical carcinoma
Long-term health consequences:
HSV
Recurrent painful genital ulcers, meningitis
Up to ____individuals with ___ are not aware of it, and don’t fit into “high risk” category
25% / HIV
\_\_\_of female adolescents have at least one STI Chlamydia-- HSV-- Trichonomiasis-- HPV--
26% Chlamydia--3.9% HSV--1.9% Trichonomiasis--2.5% HPV--18.3%
