STIs Flashcards
chlamydia
can affect cervix, urethra, rectum, throat, eye
most common
gonnorrhea
most common in men
can affect cervix, urethra, rectum, throat, and eyes
second most common
syphilis
progresses in stages
infectious in the first year after contraction
genital herpes
associated with cold sores
hep b
virus that affects the liver
found in blood and body flid
msot infected people produce antibodies to fight it but some carry the virus all their lives and are infectious for life
HIV
destrys cells critical to a perons immune system
weakens immune sysyem until it reaches AIDS
HPV
75 percent of the adult population will have it at least once in their life
most clear on their own within one or two years
canditiasis
yeast infection
pubic lice
tiny crab like insets that nest in pubic hair
scabies
parasitic mites that burrow below the surface of the skin
trichmoniasis
microscopic, single-celled organis that can be found in the urethra, bladder, vagine, cervix or under foreskin