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CHLAMYDIA
• MOST COMMON STI
• caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis
• Symptoms:
-Most women show NO symptoms. Some may
have slight vaginal discharge, pain on urination,
pain during sex; frequent urination.
Most men show symptoms.
-Discharge or itchy feeling in the penis; mild pain
on urination; infection of anus or throat.
CHLAMYDIA
• Women - if untreated:
- Infertility; infected cervix; pelvic pain; pelvic
inflammatory disease; ectopic pregnancy,
arthritis.
• Men - if untreated:
- Infertility; arthritis; eye
infections; urinary infections.
• Treatment:
(antibiotics)
GONORRHEA
• Treatable bacterial infection of the penis,
vagina or anus that can cause pain, or burning
feeling as well as a pus-like discharge.
– Also known as "the clap".
• Symptoms:
- Feel fatigued and have a fever.
- Painful blisters itch, redden the skin, form
into groups and ulcerate.
- Ulcers crust and may heal with scarring
GONORRHEA
• Spread through unprotected anal, oral or
vaginal sex. Also spread through direct skin-toskin
• If left untreated:
- The virus hides in nerve endings and
reoccurs
• Treatment:
- Yes (Acyclovir..but no cure)
Hepatitis B
• A liver infection caused by a
virus.
• left untreated can lead to
cirrhosis or liver cancer.
• There are more than four
types. A and B are the most
common.
• Symptoms:
-Sudden flu-like illness with
fatigue, nausea, vomiting, lack
of appetite, fever
- Dark urine and jaundice
10% of carriers can spread the
disease
Can be prevented with a vaccine!
Spread:
- unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex
- maternal blood to newborns
- sharing items with blood (i.e. razors,
toothbrushes, instruments, needles)
If left untreated:
- Liver disease and failure
- Cancer of the liver
- Death
Treatment:
- Yes (rest, personal hygiene)
No Cure
HERPES
• A recurrent skin condition that can cause skin
irritations in the genital region (anus, vagina, penis).
• Symptoms:
- Many people feel fatigued, and have a fever.
- Painful blisters itch, redden the skin, form into groups
and ulcerate.
- Ulcers crust and may heal with scarring
• Spread through unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex.
Also through direct skin-to-skin contact.
• Treatment:
- Yes (Acyclovir - no cure)
• No cure
CRABS
• Also known as pediculosis pubis
• crabs are parasites or bugs that live on the pubic hair in
the genital area
• Symptoms:
- Intense itching in the genital hair area.
- Produce small red bumps
• Spread through vaginal sex, protected or not
and direct touch skin-to-skin
Treatment:
- Yes (special soap - Quell)
There is a cure
•
HUMAN
PAPILLOMAVIRUS/GENITAL
WARTS
(HPV) is a virus that
affects the skin in the
genital area, as well
as a female's cervix.
• Symptoms can be in
the form of
-wart-like growths
-or abnormal cell
changes.
• Spread through
unprotected vaginal,
anal or oral sex.
If left untreated:
- Invasive cervical cancer and
bladder cancers
- Infected women must have
yearly PAP tests
- May be passed to infants
Treatment:
- Yes (cauterization,
surgery, medical)
No Cure
CHANCROID
• A treatable bacterial infection that causes
painful sores.
• Chancroid is a highly contagious yet curable
sexually transmitted disease (STD)
• caused by the bacteria Haemophilus Ducreyi
• Chancroid causes ulcers, usually of the
genitals.
SYPHILIS
• Also known as "syph".
• A treatable bacterial infection that can spread
throughout the body and affect the heart, brain,
nerves.
• Symptoms:
-Early stages shows painless sores, swollen
glands and skin rashes.
-Sores may be inside the vagina or anus and go
unnoticed.
-Stage 2: Rashes, new sores, flu-like symptoms,
swollen glands, brain infection
SYPHILIS
• Spread:
By contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids or
pus. (ex. - direct touch,unprotected sex, kissing, injecting
blood (needle sharing)
• If left untreated:
- Skin, bone, heart disease
- Brain disease
- Dementia
- Blindness if left untreated
• Treatment:
- Yes (antibiotics)
• Sex contacts must be examined
There is a cure
PELVIS INFLAMMATORY
DISEASE
(PID)
• An infection of the female reproductive organs by
chlamydia, gonorrhea or other bacteria.
• Symptoms:
• Some women have no symptoms.
• Others have pain in the lower abdomen, fever, smelly
vaginal discharge, irregular bleeding or pain during
intercourse.
• Treatment:
• Early treatment is important – waiting too long
increases the risk of infertility.
• Antibiotics can cure PID.
AIDS
• Symptoms:
-HIV Stage (1- 14 years)
- Flu-like symptoms may
occur early or late
- Most look and feel well for
years
- Infectious carrier
- Skin & lung infections
common in later years
• 25% of infants born to HIV
mothers will be infected
Spread:
-Contact with infected
blood, semen, vaginal fluids
mainly by unprotected sex
and needle sharing.
If left untreated:
- Immune system destroyed
- AIDS defining illnesses fatal
(pneumonias, cancer,
dementia,
wasting, cancer of the cervix)
Treatment:
- Yes - early treatment is best
No cure