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MOST common bacterial STI (teen girls highest)
sexual contact, fingers
W: PFD, nausea, disrupted menstruation, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, Trachoma (baby with gross eyes)
M: discharge, burning, swelling of testis, inflammation of scrotum (1/2 NO SYMPTOMS)
highly testable
highly treatable if uncomplicated |
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2nd most infectious to Chlamydia
Low SES and ethnic minority and South
ALL TYPES of contact
W: green or yellowish discharge (usually undetected), PFD
M: more likely to show symptoms; foul-smelling cloudy discharge, burning, swelling testis, inflammation of scrotum
Oral contact can affect throat |
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| Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU) |
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bacteria transmitted through sex, some from allergic reactions
W: mild discharge of pus
M: more common for men; discharge and irritation during urination |
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open lesions during ALL TYPES of contact
Primary stage: painless chancre at site where bacterium entered (sometimes undetected)
Secondary stage: chancre disappears, skin rash
Latent stage: no visible symptoms
Tertiary stage: heart failure, blindness, mental disturbance, possibly death
Primary, secondary, latent syphilis < 1 yr.= intramuscular injections of penicillin or other antibiotics
Primary, second, latent syphilis >1 yr= intramuscular injections of antibiotic for 3 successive weeks
Tertiary: treatment may help symptoms (depending on damage) but generally will not cure the infection |
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HSV1- kissing or oral-genital
HSV2- ALL TYPES of contact
Complications from herpes
Increased chance of cervical cancer
Spreading infection to newborn baby
Two-to-threefold increased risk of acquiring HIV
Ocular herpes
Psychological distress
Treatment of herpes
No cure for oral or genital herpes
Medications can help prevent outbreaks and reduce discomfort, as well as speed healing time of papules/blisters
small painful red bumps in genital region or mouth
bumps become painful blisters and eventually rupture to form wet, open sores |
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HPV passed through ALL TYPES of contact
hard, yellow-gray growths on dry skin areas
soft, pinkish-red, and cauliflowerlike growths on moist areas |
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A: Oral-Anal (poop)
B: blood, semen, vaginal secretions, saliva, all stimulation of anus
C: intravenous drug use
(less frequently through contaminated blood products, sexual contact, mother-to-fetus, mother-to-infant
from no symptoms to flulike symptoms, to high fever, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain |
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bacterial microorganisms passed through sex
W: fishy or musty smell, light-gray thin discharge (flour paste)
M: asymptomatic |
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| Candidiasis (yeast infection) |
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Definition
the fungus accelerates growth when pH balance of vagina is disturbed, also spread through sexual interaction
W: white "cheesy" discharge, irritation of tissues
M: usually asymptomatic but may have itching or reddening of penis and burning |
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parasite is usually passed through sexual contact
W: white or yellow discharge with bad odor; vulva is sore and irritated
M:usually asymptomatic; maybe discharge or painful urination |
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body contact, shared clothing or bedding
persistent itching; lice are visible in pubic or other body hair |
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highly contagious; passed through close physical contact (sexual and non)
small bumps and a red rash that itch intensely (especially at night) |
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Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Nongonococcal urethritis
Syphilis |
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Herpes
HPV/Genital warts
Viral hepatitis
HIV/AIDS |
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