One in every _____ Americans will have at least one STI sometime in their life.

     Sexual behavior does not cause STIs. The behavior is merely the mode of transmission for _____,_______, and/or ___________, that must be present for the infections to be transmitted.

Bacteria

Viruses

Parasites

       In the early stages of ______ and ______ most women and many men show no symptoms.

Gonorrhea

Chlamydia

The three most common STIs (in the US) caused by bacteria are _____,______, and _____.

Syphilis

Gonorrhea

Chlamydia

If they are not treated, the bacteria that cause these two STIs can invade the upper reproductive tract and cause prostatitis and epididymitis in men and _________ in women.

_________ passes through several stages, and if left untreated can cause organ damage and death. These types of STIs can be cured with ________.

Syphilis

Antibiotics

Herpes has been around since biblical times and is spread by direct ______-to-_______ contact.

After the primary attack, many herpes sufferers experience _______ attacks when the virus replicates and sheds.

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the ______ that can be caused by contact with contaminated ______(hepatitis A) or infected ______(hepatitis B).

liver

feces

blood and other body fluids

Warts in the genital and anal areas are caused by a few types of the _______virus.

AIDS is caused by the ______.

HIV invades and destroys _____ (also called helper T) cells, white blood cells that are a critical part of the body’s _______system.

CD4+

immune

People with AIDS eventually die from a variety of _____ infections.

Without medication, about half of all individuals who become infected with HIV with develop AIDS within _____ years.

HIV originated in Africa from simian immunodeficiency viruses. It is transmitted by _______ and exposure to infected _________. It is not spread by _______.

intimate sexual activity

blood

casual contact

Worldwide, most cases are spread by sexual activity between ______.

Pubic lice and scabies are not really infections, but _______. Public lice attach themselves to pubic hair and feed on blood. Scabies is caused by a mite that burrows under the skin to lay its eggs.

infestations of parasites

There are three general types of vaginal infections. ______ is caused by a one celled protozoan that is transmitted during sexual intercourse. _____ vaginitis is a fungus or yeast infection that is very common in women. Anything that changes the chemical environment of the vagina can cause a yeast infection. Probably the most common type of vaginal infection is ______.

trichomoniasis

monilial

bacterial vaginosis

T/F people who have had a sexually transmitted infection in the past are immune to getting that type of STI again.

T/F cold sores and fever blisters are symptoms of herpes.

true

T/F Homosexuality is one of the causes of AIDS

T/F if left untreated, gonorrhea can turn into syphilis.

T/F Yeast infections (monilial vaginitis) can usually be prevented by using feminine hygiene products.

T/F A person with a cold sore on the mouth can give his or her partner genital herpes during oral-genital sex

T/F Gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis are often contracted by people who use toilet seats previously used by infected individuals

T/F Chlamydia is more common that gonorrhea.

T/Fit is possible to contract HIV by hugging, touching, or being close to an infected person

T/F The large majority of women do not show any symptoms in the early stages of gonorrhea or chlamydia.

T/F Herpes can sometimes be cured with antibiotics

T/F A person can have only one type of sexually transmitted infection at a time.

T/F HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is sometimes spread by mosquitoes.

T/F Pelvic inflammatory disease can be caused by infections that were not contracted during sex

T/F Condoms are generally ineffective against the human immunodeficiency virus.

T/F The eggs of public lice can survive for days on towels or sheets.

true

T/F A person who has no symptoms does not have to worry about having gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis.

T/F only women can contract trichomoniasis and monilial infections.

T/F herpes can be cured with a drug called acyclovir.

T/F the human papillomaviruses that cause cervical cancer are the same as those that cause genital warts.

T/F regular douching decreases the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.

T/F recurrent herpes attacks are generally more painful, and last longer, than the first (primary) attack.

T/F herpes is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the US

T/F Hepatitis A is most often spread by nonsexual means.

T/F Worldwide, most causes of HIV infection, (infection with the virus that causes AIDS) are contracted by sex between heterosexuals.

T/F Generally speaking, people who get AIDS this year are those who became infected with HIV 5-15 years ago.

T/F To minimize their chance of vaginal infection, women should wear panties made of synthetic fabrics.

T/F People who get HIV are extremely contagious in the first 60 days after exposure.

T/F HIV/AIDS can be considered cured when drug therapy reduces HIV to nondetectable levels.

Painful, craterlike sores

Itchless, painless rash all over the body

Puslike discharge and or burning during urination

Intense itching caused by grayish, six-legged parasites

Thick, white cheesy vaginal discharge and intense itching

Loss of appetite, fatigue, slow recovery from colds and flus, continual yeast infections, purple blotches on skin, pneumonia

Cauliflowerlike growths

Severe abdominal pain and fever

Scaling skin caused by pearly mites

Large, ulcerlike, painless sore

Fluid-filled blisters

Copious, foamy, yellowish-green vaginal discharge and odor

Wartlike growths that look like small pimples filled with kernels of corn

Thin, clean discharge and irritation of the urethra

Jaundiced or yellow tinge of skin and eyes

Large ulcers (gummas) on the skin and bones; damage to the heart and nervous system

Inflammation of the bladder

Trichomoniasis, public lice, and scabies are all caused by _______.

In women, untreated gonorrhea or chlamydia can lead to _____.

A woman who has had _____ is at high risk of getting cancer of the cervix.

The STI that impairs the immune system is called _____.

Trichomoniasis, moniliasis, and bacterial vaginosis are all ______.

A viral liver infection that can be sexually transmitted is _______.

Two serious possible consequences of PID are ______ and _____.

ectopic pregnancy

infertility

Three STIs that can be passed from an infected pregnant female to the fetus are _______,_______, and _______.

syphilis

human immunodeficiency virus

hepatitis

______ is the most common thing that brings on recurrent herpes attacks.

The bacteria that cause gonorrhea and chlamydia live on _____.

Any inflammation of the urethra not caused by the gonococcus is called ______.

Antibiotics commonly lead to _______ infections.

_______ live in the large intestine and can be transmitted during sex, but are generally acquired by children through nonsexual means.

Many people diagnosed with gonorrhea are also found to have ______.

HIV attacks immune systems cells called _____.

People with HIV are most contagious (when) _______.

The most common AIDS test tests for ______.

Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HPV infection, HIV infection, trichomoniasis- for which of these infections do women usually not have visible symptoms in the initial stage? _______ For which of these do men usually not show symptoms in the initial stage?_____

women- gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis (the chancre is often internal), HPV infection, HIV infection

men-HPV infection, HIV infection, trichomoniasis

The best ways to avoid STIs are ______ and _______.

to always use condoms

to abstain from sex until you are in a longterm monogamous relationship

The most common STI/infestation in the US is __________.

The most common STI in the US caused by a bacterium or virus is _______.