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What are sexually transmitted infections/diseases? • Sexually transmitted diseases or STDs as they are commonly called, spread from one infected partner to another sex partner during sexual activity. What type of germs cause STIs? • STIs are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungus and parasites How are these germs spread from person to person? • The germs live either directly on the skin or in body fluids such as semen, vaginal secretions and blood. These diseases are spread by direct contact with a sore or with contact with body fluids that contain the STI germs. Common Bacterial STI’s •Chlamydia •Gonorrhea •Syphilis Chlamydia • A bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. *The most common sexually transmitted three million new people being infected each year. *Chlamydia is a “silent” infection, as 75 percent of women and 50 percent of men who have it experience no symptoms. Chlamydia Symptoms • Usually no symptoms • Burning during urination • Abnormal vaginal discharge • Lower abdominal pain (women) • Abnormal discharge from penis • Swelling of Testes (males) Chlamydia Treatment • Chlamydia is easily treatable with antibiotics. Consequences if not treated Reproductive System Damage • Infertility (women) • Sterility (men) Lake of the Woods Kittson Roseau Marshall Koochiching Pennington Beltrami Cook Clearwater Red Lake Polk Norman Mahnomen Clay Becker 2007 Minnesota Chlamydia Rates by County Lake St. Louis Itasca Hubbard Cass Aitkin Crow Wing Wadena Otter Tail Mille Lacs Traverse Big Stone Rate per 100,000 persons 0 - 75 76 - 150 151 - 300 > 300 Pine Todd Grant Carlton Morrison Douglas Kanabec Wilkin Benton Stevens Pope Stearns Isanti Sherburne Kandiyohi Swift Chippewa Wright Meeker City of Minneapolis City of St. Paul Suburban# Greater Minnesota Washington Ramsey Hennepin Lac Qui Parle McLeod Yellow Medicine Chisago Anoka Renville Carver Scott Dakota 769 659 213 170 Sibley Lincoln Lyon Redwood Nicollet Rice Wabasha Cottonwood Blue Earth Watonwan Rock Nobles Jackson Martin Faribault Waseca Brown Murray Pipestone (502 cases missing residence information) Goodhue Le Sueur Steele Dodge Olmsted Freeborn Mower Fillmore 7-county metro area, excluding the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul # Winona Houston Gonorrhea • Caused by a bacteria •75% of cases occur in 15-24 year olds. •2nd most common STD in U.S. Gonorrhea Symptoms • Women: Burning during urination Itching Yellowish vaginal discharge Often no symptoms at all Gonorrhea Symptoms • Males: *cloudy, foul-smelling pus being discharged from the penis *pain during urination Consequences if not treated •Infertility •Sterility Lake of the Woods Kittson Roseau Marshall Koochiching Pennington Beltrami Cook Clearwater Red Lake Polk Norman 2007 Minnesota Gonorrhea Rates by County Lake St. Louis Itasca Mahnomen Hubbard Becker Clay Cass Crow Wing Wadena Aitkin Rate per 100,000 persons Carlton Wilkin Otter Tail Benton Pope Stearns Isanti Sherburne Swift Chisago Anoka Kandiyohi Meeker Wright Chippewa City of Minneapolis City of St. Paul Suburban# Greater Minnesota Ramsey Lac qui Parle Hennepin McLeod Yellow Medicine 30 - 100 > 100 Washington Stevens Big Stone Kanabec Morrison Douglas Mille Lacs Traverse Grant 0 - 10 11 - 29 Pine Todd Carver Renville Dakota Scott Sibley Lincoln Lyon Redwood Nicollet Le Sueur Rice Rock Nobles (123 cases missing residence information) Goodhue Wabasha Brown Murray Pipestone 7-county metro area, excluding the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul # Cottonwood Jackson Blue Earth Watonwan Waseca Martin Faribault 325 244 42 25 Steele Freeborn Dodge Olmsted Mower Fillmore Winona Houston Syphilis • Caused by a bacteria •Treatable with antibiotics •Progresses through 3 stages if not treated. Syphilis Symptoms Secondary Stage • occurs one week to six months after the appearance of the painless sores • a non-itchy red or reddish-brown spotty rash may appear anywhere on the body (usually on the palms of the hands and bottoms of the feet). Secondary Stage Pictures rd 3 Syphilis Symptoms (Late) Stage Symptoms • Can start anytime from one year to several decades later •Causes damage to joints, brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, bones and liver rd 3 Stage Pictures • In the late stages of the disease, syphilis can cause severe destruction to the skeleton Lake of the Woods Kittson Roseau Marshall Koochiching Pennington Beltrami Cook Clearwater Red Lake Polk Norman Lake St. Louis 2007 Minnesota Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates by County Itasca Mahnomen Hubbard Becker Clay Cass Crow Wing Wadena Aitkin Carlton Wilkin Otter Tail Morrison Douglas Benton Stevens Pope Stearns Big Stone Isanti Sherburne Swift Anoka Wright Meeker Chippewa Hennepin Lac qui Parle City of Minneapolis City of St. Paul Suburban# Greater Minnesota Washington Kandiyohi Ramsey McLeod Yellow Medicine 0 – 0.2 0.21 – 1.0 > 1.0 Kanabec Chisago Grant Rate per 100,000 persons Pine Mille Lacs Traverse Todd Carver Renville Scott Dakota Sibley Lincoln Lyon Redwood Nicollet Le Sueur Rice Goodhue Pipestone Murray Cottonwood Watonwan Rock Nobles Jackson Martin Blue Earth Waseca Faribault Steele Freeborn Dodge Olmsted Mower (35 cases) (5 cases) (15 cases) (3 cases) (1 case missing residence information) Wabasha Brown 9.1 1.7 0.8 0.1 7-county metro area, excluding the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul # Winona Fillmore Houston Common Viral STD’s •Herpes Simplex II •Human Papilomma Virus (HPV) Genital Herpes • Caused by the Herpes Simplex II virus •Causes genital sores •Cannot be cured •However, drugs available which can speed the healing of any given outbreak of sores, reduce the pain of blisters Human Papilloma Virus • Can cause genital warts • Can cause cervical cancer in women • 20 million Americans have HPV Genital Warts •Caused by HPV virus • Can be removed by doctor Pubic Lice • These lice are wingless insects with six legs and a square body. They look like sea crabs, which is why they are often referred to as “ crabs”. • The lice cling to pubic hair and feed on blood. •The female of the species lays about 50 eggs, called nits, and attaches them to the base of a hair strand. Pubic Lice Signs and Symptoms • They are visible. • They will leave little bluish marks in the pubic area or thighs where they've bitten. • Cause severe itching •It’s the easiest STD to get. Pubic Lice Pictures Treatment •Medicated shampoos or creams. Use your knowledge…. Don’t let this happen to you!!
