Term
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Definition
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis |
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Term
| Chlamydia (Symptoms and transmission details) |
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Definition
• Typically transmitted through vaginal and anal sex
• Symptoms:
- Men: 50% asymptomatic; clear, thin discharge and mild discomfort
- Women: 70% asymptomatic; ab pain, abnormal discharge, bleeding, low-grade fever, urge to urinate more than usual, bleeding after sex |
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Term
| Gonorrhea (Symptoms and transmission details) |
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Definition
• Vaginal and anal sex, also mouth, throat, eyes
• Very contagious
• Symptoms:
- Men: within few days start as clear, thin discharge and mild discomfort --> pussy yellow/green discharge
- Women: invades cervix but can spread to urethra, anus, and rectum --> often no symptoms during early stage; also pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
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Term
| Herpes (Symptoms and transmission details) |
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Definition
• HSV 1 and 2
• vaginal, oral, anal sex
• most contagious during an outbreak, less when dormant
• condom use reduces risk by 50%
• Symptoms:
- small redish bumps on penis, vulva, thighs, buttocks, in vagina, cervix
- turns in to blisters
- blisters become full of puss and burst (immune response) - most contagious, spread of viral particles
- psychological aspect worse than physical aspect |
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Term
| How are genital warts treated? |
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Definition
• freezing, drying, surgery
• vaccine protects against the 4 most common types
• vaccine recommended for women up to age 26, only because tests haven't been done on women older than 26 yet |
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Term
| How is HIV NOT transmitted? |
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Definition
• saliva
• urine
• tears
• kissing, hugging, cuddling, body rubbing
• masturbation, rimming |
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Term
| How is HIV/AIDS transmitted? |
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Definition
• sexual intercourse: vaginal, anal, and some evidence of oral
• contaminated blood: accidents, blood transfusions
• hypodermic needles, IV drug use, accidents
• pregnancy and childbirth |
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Term
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Definition
HAART
• highly active antiretroviral therapy
• two basic components
- one blocks replication
- one blocks ability of virus to develop resistance
• for many, can reduce virus to levels that have no effect
• in others, poor results: intolerance / side effects, prior ineffective antiretroviral therapy and infection with a drug-resistant strain of HIV |
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Term
| How many types of HPV are there and what % of population will have infection? |
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Definition
| 100 types; 75% of population will have infection |
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Term
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Definition
Herpes
HPV and Genital Warts
HIV / AIDS |
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Term
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Definition
| • HPV • herpes simplex virus |
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Term
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Definition
| • chlamydia • gonorrhea • syphilis • HIV/AIDS |
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Term
| Symptoms of HPV & Genital Warts |
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Definition
• local cell proliferation which can develop into plantar or common warts
• warts internally or externally on genitals or on extragenital areas (face, oral cavity) |
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Term
| Syphilis (Symptoms and transmission details) |
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Definition
• vaginal, anal, and oral sex
• 1/3 chance of contracting it
• open chancre contact with mucous membrane
• Symptoms:
- Stage 1 (first few weeks): chancre sore on internal or external genitals, mouth, rectum
- Stage 2 (1-6 months): chancres disappear, general malady, rash. Goes dormant for 1-40 years, no longer infectious
- Stage 3: external/internal ulcers, bacteria very active in blood vessels, CNS, heart, and bons, brain attacked |
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Term
| What are the symptoms of HIV/AIDS? |
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Definition
• Early stages: flu, symptoms often disappear
• later stages: persistent flu-like symptoms, weight loss
• wasting syndrome: >10% weight loss
• opportunistic disease: pneumonia, gastrointestinal infections, toxoplasmosis of the brain (parasite), kaprosi's sarcoma, cervical cancer |
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Term
| What are two types of Ectoparasitic Infestations? |
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Definition
• Pediculosis
- pubic lice or crabs
- Can live for up to 24 hours without a host
- eggs survive 7 days (in bedding, etc.)
- feed on blood
- visible
• Scabies
- burrow into skin, lay eggs
- 30-day life cycle
- hands, wrists, but genitals too
- not visible |
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Term
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Definition
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
• caused by HIV
• the resulting symptoms and syndrome cause by the HIV virus |
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Term
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Definition
Human Immune Deficiency Virus
• retrovirus that destroys the immune system
• changes DNA of host so host will produce more of the virus
• destroys lymphocyte CD4 T-cells |
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Term
| What is the most common STI? |
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Definition
| HPV (10-30%); most sexually active people will be exposed to HPV |
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Term
| When are herpes most contagious? |
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Definition
| during outbreak, when pussy blisters burst (immune response |
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Term
| Where is HIV most prevalent? |
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Definition
• US > CAN
• Russia > North America
• Africa is highest |
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