S.T.I Investigation

Question 1

Symptoms of Gonorrhoea

Answer 1

• no immediate symptoms
• males: smelly fluid from the penis, swollen testicles
• females: vaginal discharge, pain while urinating, pelvic inflammatory, infertility
• long-term: increase chances of getting HIV

Question 2

Symptoms of Syphilis

Answer 2

• no immediate symptoms
• males & females: painless ulcer, rash, flu-like symptoms, swollen glands
• long-term: heart failure, dementia, blindness, brain damage, heart disease

Question 2

Symptoms of HIV

Answer 2

• no visible symptoms until disease progresses to aids
• male & female: flulike symptoms, extreme tiredness, weight loss, ulcers
• long-term: development of aids, damages immune system

Question 3

Symptoms of Chlamydia

Answer 3

• no immediate symptoms
• male: clear discharge from penis, pain when urinating, infection of testicles
• female: bleeding between periods and after sex, pain when urinating, pelvic inflammatory, infertility

Question 4

Symptoms of Genital Herpes

Answer 4

• no signs of infection
• male & female: painful genital blisters, pain when urinating, fever, swollen glands, headaches, meningitis, development of acquiring HIV

Question 5

Symptoms of Genital Warts

Answer 5

• no visible warts doesn’t mean the virus can’t spread
• male & female: itching in genital area, warts
• long-term: cervical cancer, head and throat cancers

Question 6

Method of Transmission for:

1. Gonorrhoea
2. Syphilis
3. HIV
4. Chlamydia
5. Genital Herpes
6. Genital Warts

Answer 6

1. vaginal, anal or oral sex without a condom
2. anal or oral sex without a condom (gays)
3. anal or vaginal sex without a condom, sharing needles, mother to baby
4. vaginal, anal or oral sex without a condom
5. vaginal, anal or oral sex without a condom
6. skin to skin contact of genitals, vaginal or anal sex without a condom

Question 7

Treatment for:

1. Gonorrhoea
2. Syphilis
3. HIV
4. Chlamydia
5. Genital Herpes
6. Genital Warts

Answer 7

1. Antibiotics
2. Penicillin
3. Rapid tests to manage it, no cure
4. Antibiotics
5. Medications to manage it, no cure
6. Vaccines can be taken to manage it, no cure

Question 8

Causes for:

1. Gonorrhoea
2. Syphilis
3. HIV
4. Chlamydia
5. Genital Herpes
6. Genital Warts

Answer 8

1. Bacteria - bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae
2. Bacteria - bacterium treponema pallidum
3. Viral - human immunodeficiency
4. Bacteria - bacterium chlamydia trachomatis
5. Viral - herpes simplex virus (HSV)
6. Viral - human papillomavirus