Transmission, Symptoms, And Treatment For STIs Flashcards
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What are the statistics of STIs?
Over 25 commonly transmitted STIs
Over 300 mill infected every year 🌎
19 million infected in the 🇺🇸
Half of these are people between the ages of 15-24
What is a bacterial STIs?
Simple organisms that can only be seen with microscope, some invade human and multiply to cause illness
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
What is chlamydia?
Sexual contact and mother to child contact
Treatment with antibiotics
What are symptoms of chlamydia?
White or colorless discharge
Silent disease as symptoms are often absent or mild
Painful urination
Pelvic pain
Complications rare in men but can lead to sterility in women
What is gonorrhea?
Sexual contact and mother to child contact
Treatment with antibiotics
What are symptoms of gonorrhea?
Painful urination
Discharge that is initially thin and watery but becomes thick and yellow
Can cause infertility in men & women
Can be life threatening if spreading to blood or joints
What is syphilis?
Sexual contact and mother to child contact
Treatment with antibiotics only in early or mid stages
As disease progress antibiotics stop but do not reverse damage
What is the primary stage?
10 days - 3 month
Small, red, painless pimple that becomes a chancre (canker)
What is the secondary stage?
8 weeks after chancre appears Rash, especially on palms and feet Fever Headache Hair loss
What is the tertiary stage?
After rash disappear
May attack heart, brain, skin, bones, spinal cord
Causes deafness, mental illness, paralysis, etc
What are viral STIs?
Smaller than bacteria, reproduce in living cells and destroy them
HPV, Herpes, Hepatitis, HIV
What is HPV?
Sexual contact, mother to child
Not curable, sometimes body can eliminate it
Warts treated with acid or creams
Can be frozen or burned off skin
What are symptoms of HPV?
Within 3 months genital warts
Some people may not have symptoms
Development of warts in throat
Common cause of cervical cancer as well as vaginal, penal, and throat cancer
What is herpes?
Sexual contact, mother to child
Not curable, doctors can treat sores symptom
What are symptoms of herpes?
Flu-like symptoms after exposure Painful urination Itching Development of blister that progresses to painful open sore or ulcer After 4-15 days ulcers heal but reoccur
What is hepatitis B?
Sharing needles, syringes, razors, or toothbrushes
Blood contact
Sexual contact
mother to child contact
Not curable, doctors can prevent liver damage
What are symptoms of Hepatitis B?
Two weeks to six months Fatigue and flu-like symptoms Jaundice Dark urine May exhibit no symptoms Prolonged lead to liver failure & death
What is HIV?
Sharing needles, syringes, razors, Blood contact Sexual contact mother to child contact Not curable, but prolong life or treat infections
What are symptoms of HIV?
Up to 10 yrs without symptoms
Virus destroys CD4+ and T cells which weaken immune system
Flu-like symptoms within weeks of infection
AIDS is late stage of HIV
Difficulty with disease and cancer
What is a parasitic STI?
An organisms which feeds on another organism.
Scabies, public lice, and trichomoniasis
What is scabies?
Sexual and non sexual contact
Medicated shampoo + body wash prescribed by physician
Hot water washing of bed linens and infected clothes
What are symptoms of scabies?
Mite burrows under skin
Red/brown lesions
Persistent itching (especially at night)
Symptoms may persist for a year after treatment
What is pubic lice?
Sexual contact
Sharing bedding or clothing
Prescription shampoo treatment, re-treatment after 1-4 days may be necessary
What are symptoms of public lice?
Visible lice and eggs to pubic hair
Itching that worsens at night
Sores
Bluish-gray skin reaction
