Test 3 Review

Question 0

Chlyamydia

Answer 0

It is a bacterial infection that can scar the Fallopian tubes and affect a woman’s fertility. This can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Treatment for this infection is antibiotics.

Question 1

AIDS and HIV

Answer 1

HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus and it attacks the immune system which then turns into Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Question 2

Gonorrhea

Answer 2

The treatable bacterial infection that can burn or give a pus-like discharge. Nickname for it is “the clap”. Antibiotics treat this illness.

Question 3

Hepatitis

Answer 3

Hepatitis affects the liver and there are four types. B and A are the most common. Bacterial or Viral can happen.

Question 4

Herpes

Answer 4

Skin condition that can cause irritations and cannot be cured. The condition is viral.

Question 5

Human Papillomavirus/Genital Warts

Answer 5

Skin is affected by the virus near the genitals and cervix. Warts or cell changes can happen, and it is the number one most reported STD.

Question 6

Nongonococcal Urethritis

Answer 6

The treatable bacterial infection of the urethra can happen with chlamydia.

Question 7

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Answer 7

Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other bacteria infect the reproductive organs.

Question 8

Syphilis

Answer 8

Syph is a bacterial infection that can spread to the heart, brain, and nerves. It is treatable by antibiotics.

Question 9

Why do STDs commonly go untreated?

Answer 9

The symptoms may be subtle.

Question 10

What is the risk of being pregnant with an STD?

Answer 10

The baby can be born prematurely, a miscarriage can occur, and the baby can pick up the infection.

Question 11

Do men or women pick up STDs easier?

Answer 11

Women pick up STDs easier.

Question 12

Why do 15-24 year olds have the highest rate of STDs?

Answer 12

Drugs and multiple partners can be involved. Sex that is unprotected happens as well.

Question 13

What STDs are teenage girls vulnerable to and why?

Answer 13

Girls may get chlamydia or gonorrhea because the cervix changes at puberty and this makes them more likely to get it.

Question 14

Which country has the highest rate of STDs in the industrialized world?

Answer 14

The United States

Question 15

How can you guarantee you will not get an STD?

Answer 15

Abstinence will do this.

Question 16

What prevents STDs 90% of the time?

Answer 16

Latex condoms prevent STDs 90% of the time.

Question 17

What causes STDs to be easier to get?

Answer 17

More partners they have and IV drug users are more likely to get STDs.

Question 18

What is the purpose of the Fallopian tubes?

Answer 18

The embryo is fertilised there.

Question 19

What is the cervix?

Answer 19

Holds the baby in is what it does.

Question 20

What is an ectopic or tubal pregnancy?

Answer 20

The embryo implants in the Fallopian tubes.

Question 21

What are pathogens?

Answer 21

germs are pathogens

Question 22

What is bacteria?

Answer 22

Single celled and can be cured by an antibiotic.

Question 23

What is a virus?

Answer 23

The virus affects the DNA or RNA and cannot be cured by antibiotics.

Question 24

What does it mean to be antibiotic resistant?

Answer 24

The strain of the bacteria cannot be cured by the antibiotic because it mutated and has changed.

Question 25

What are some body barriers?

Answer 25

Skin, cilia, tears, saliva, mucus, and stomach acid all protect the body.

Question 26

What are T Helper Cells?

Answer 26

They are the most important cells because they help find the T Killer Cells.

Question 27

What are the T Killer Cells?

Answer 27

They kill the virus.

Question 28

What are B Cells?

Answer 28

They make antibodies that remember the pathogen.

Question 29

What type of cells does HIV attack?

Answer 29

White Blood Cells called CD4.

Question 30

How long does the body take to produce a HIV test result?

Answer 30

6 months is how long the body takes to produce a result.

Question 31

What medication slows the progression of HIV?

Answer 31

Protease Inhibitors try to drop the virus and bring up the CD4. The virus may figure out how to get around it and more Protease Inhibitors are taken.

Question 32

What do Neutrophils and Macrophages do?

Answer 32

The white blood cells try to fight off the virus in the body.

Question 33

What are antibodies?

Answer 33

They are specific to one virus and help to fight it off. B Cells produce them.

Question 34

What are antigens?

Answer 34

They create antibodies.

Question 35

Why are Opportunistic Infections in AIDS patients?

Answer 35

The CD4 count is down, causing the immune system to be weak. The friendly bacteria turns against the body.

Question 36

What happens to the body's immune system when they have HIV?

Answer 36

The CD4 count is down which makes the immune system weak, and antibodies cannot be found.

Question 37

Why are teens at such a high risk for STDs? What is their responsibility if they have an STD?

Answer 37

They may have multiple partners, be unprotected, or take drugs. Teens need to be treated, report their STD to the government, and also tell their partner.

Question 38

What must a patient have in order to have AIDS?

Answer 38

They are HIV positive, AIDS opportunistic illnesses exist, and the CD4 count is down lower than 200 cells.

Question 39

What are the differences between viruses and bacteria?

Answer 39

Viruses affect the DNA and RNA, but Bacteria is single celled. Bacteria are treatable by antibiotics.

Question 40

What is the most commonly reported STD in the United States?

Answer 40

Human Papillomavirus is.