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HTH 372 E2 Sexually Transmitted Infections
Human sexuality
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
03/26/2013

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Term
Bacterial infections
Definition
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Term
Chlamydia symptoms in females
Definition
PID
Term
Chlamydia symptoms in males
Definition
Urethritis or Epididymitis
Term
Transmission of chlamydia
Definition
Oral, anal and vaginal sex
Mother to baby during vaginal birth
Term
Gonorrhea symptoms
Definition
Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
Term
Transmission of gonorrhea
Definition
Contact with the penis, vagina, mouth, or anus.
Ejaculation does not have to occur for gonorrhea to be transmitted or acquired.
Gonorrhea can also be spread from mother to baby during delivery.
Term
Symptoms of syphilis
Definition
Chancre – a red spot, not painful
Term
Primary syphilis
Definition
chancre
Term
secondary syphilis
Definition
characterized by spots on hands and feet
Term
Latent Syphilis
Definition
Damage to internal organs, including the brain (neurological symptoms), nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints.
Difficulty coordinating muscle movements, paralysis, numbness, gradual blindness, and dementia. This damage may be serious enough to cause death.
Term
This latent stage can last for years and can appear ______ years after infection was first acquired.
Definition
10-20
Term
Without treatment, the infected person will continue to have syphilis even though there are no
Definition
signs or symptoms; infection remains in the body.
Term
PID
Definition
Fallopian and reproductive organ damage
Term
Two main ways to get PID
Definition
Chlamydia and gonorrhea
Term
____-____% become PID infertile
Definition
10-15
Term
Viral infections
Definition
Herpes
HPV
Hepatitis
HIV/AIDS
Term
Transmission of Hep B and C
Definition
sexuality
Term
Transmission of Hep A
Definition
foodbourne.
Term
The Primary Cause of Genital Herpes
Definition
HSV-2
Term
HSV-2 prefers
Definition
the genital area
Term
HSV-1 prefers
Definition
the oral cavity
Term
Human Papilloma Virus
Definition
genital warts
Term
HPV
Definition
Generally clustered, do have a vaccine available. However, only protects against 4 strains (2 low risk, 2 high risk).
Mouth, throat, genital, or anal area
Term
Number one viral
Definition
HPV
Term
Genital warts usually cause no symptoms other than
Definition
warts themselves.
Term
Vulvar warts
Definition
dyspareunia, pruritis, burning discomfort.
Term
Penile warts
Definition
occasional itching
Term
Urethral warts
Definition
impairment of urinary stream.
Term
Vaginal warts
Definition
usually asymptomatic; occasional discharge/bleeding, obstruction of birth canal
Term
perianal warts
Definition
usually asymptomatic, pain, bleeding on defecation, itching.
Term
Most have fewer than ___ genital warts.
Definition
10
Term
Transmission of HPV
Definition
Genital contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex.
HPV may also be passed on during oral sex and genital-to-genital contact.
Rarely, a pregnant woman with genital HPV can pass HPV to her baby during delivery.
Term
1981: ____ million since the beginning
Definition
60
Term
________ HIV+ in 2006
Definition
56,300
Term
Transmission of HIV
Definition
Blood, semen, vaginal fluids
Anal, oral, vaginal sex with an infected person
Sharing needles with an infected person
Being exposed to HIV before or during birth or through breast feeding
Term
Symptoms of HIV
Definition
Possible flu-like after initial infection
Asymptomatic (possibly for decades
Term
Symptoms of pubic lice
Definition
Itching
Visible nits or crawling lice
Term
Scabies symptoms
Definition
Intense itching (pruritus), especially at night, and a pimple-like (papular) itchy rash.
Term
Scabies most commonly on
Definition
wrist, elbow, armpit, webbing between the fingers, nipple, penis, waist, belt-line, and buttocks.
Term
The rash also can include
Definition
tiny blisters (vesicles) and scales. Scratching the rash can cause skin sores; sometimes these sores become infected by bacteria
Term
Most common curable STI
Definition
Trichomoniasis
Term
An estimated 3.7 million people have the infection, but only about ____% develop any symptoms of trichomoniasis.
Definition
30
Term
Transmission of trichomoniasis
Definition
The parasite is passed from an infected person to an uninfected person during sex.
Term
About ___% of infected women do not have any signs or symptoms
Definition
70
Term
Within ___ to ____ days after being infected, but others do not develop symptoms until much later (women)
Definition
5, 28
Term
Symptoms of Trichomoniasis (women)
Definition
mild irritation to severe inflammation
itching, burning, redness or soreness of the genitals, discomfort with urination, or a thin discharge with an unusual smell that can be clear, white, yellowish, or greenish.
Term
men symptoms of trichomoniasis
Definition
itching or irritation inside the penis, burning after urination or ejaculation, or some discharge from the penis
Term
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
Definition
yeast infection
Term
Yeast infection symptoms in women
Definition
Genital itching, burning, and sometimes a "cottage cheese-like" vaginal discharge.
Term
Yeast infection symptoms in men
Definition
Itchy rash on the penis.
Term
Bacterial Vaginosis
Definition
A condition in women where the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted and replaced by an overgrowth of certain bacteria.
Term
Most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age.
Definition
Bacterial Vaginosis
Term
Symptoms of bacterial vaginosis
Definition
Vaginal discharge with an unpleasant odor. Some women report a strong fish-like odor, especially after intercourse.
Discharge, if present, is usually white or gray; it can be thin.
Burning during urination or itching around the outside of the vagina, or both.
Most women with BV report no signs or symptoms at all.
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