STIs Flashcards
1
Q
List three STIs and their causes
A
Pubic lice (skin to skin contact), HIV/AIDS (virus spread through sexual contact), Gonnorrhoea (bacterium)
2
Q
Symptoms and treatment for pubic lice
A
Itch
Can be treated with lotion
3
Q
Symptoms and treatment for HIV/AIDS
A
Fever, swollen lymph nodes
Can be prevented with vaccines and PEP, no cure
4
Q
What is PEP?
A
Post Exposure Prophylaxis
5
Q
Symptoms and treatment for gonnorhoea
A
Urethral inflammation, infertility
Antibiotics
6
Q
Methods for controlling STIs
A
Safe sex, condom use, covering herpes/genital warts
