STI’s Flashcards
Name 7 chlamydia and gonorrhea facts
Bacteria,curable, can effect a baby by eye infection and pneumonia, symptoms female (drip, pain in lower abdomen, sometimes none) male (drip, hurts to pee, sometimes no symptoms), leads to painful infection and hard to get pregnant, very common
Trichomonas
Parasite, curable, born too soon, drip, itch, odor, irritation makes it easier to get HIV in exposed, very common
Syphilis
Bacteria, curable, birth defects even death, sores, rash, may have none, brain, heart disease, death, easier to get HIV, less common
HIV
Virus, non-curable but treatable, baby can be infected, most have no symptoms, leads to AIDS AND DEATH, less common
Herpes
Virus, non-curable but treatable, birth defects and death, blisters, raw areas, many have no symptoms, leads pain and blisters can come back in outbreaks, very common
HPV
virus, non-curable but treatable, rarely baby can get throat warts, warts, bumps, many have no symptoms, lead to cancer of the cervix, very common