Download Sexually Transmitted DZ HIV / AIDS

Sexually Transmitted DZ
HIV / AIDS
Body Fluids That
Transmit STI’s:
• Blood
• Semen
• Vaginal Secretions
• Breast Milk
Risky Activities:
• Skin to Skin Contact with an
Infected Partner
• Unprotected Anal, Oral or
Vaginal Sex
• Sharing Needles/ Syringes
• Contacted with Contaminated
Body Fluids
Preventing STI’s:
• ABSTINENCE is the ONLY 100%
Sure Way to Prevent STI’s !!!
• Avoid Risky Sexual Behaviors
• Take Universal Precautions
when coming into contact with
contaminated body fluids
• Avoid Risky Behaviors:
Drug/Alcohol Use!
Types of STI’s:
• Viral:
Incurable!!
– Herpes
– HIV/ AIDS
– HPV (Genital
Warts)
– Hepatitis B & C
• Bacterial:
Curable with
Antibiotics!
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Chlamydia
Syphilis
Gonorrhea
Trichomonisis
Terminology:
• Asymptomatic
• PID (Pelvic Inflammatory DZ)
• Infertility
Common Symptoms of
STI’s:
•Chancre
Blisters/
Sores
Itchiness/
Redness
Discharge
Growths
Feeling Ill
HIV/ AIDS Time Line:
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Infection
Window Period (Incubation)
Asymptomatic Stage
Symptomatic Stage
Full Blown Aids
Death – Opportunistic Infection
Transmission Facts:
• Spread through Sexual Contact,
Transmission of Body fluids,
from mother to baby during
pregnancy or birth & breast
feeding
• NOT SPREAD by CASUAL
CONTACT (hugging/holding
hands ~ Saliva, Tears)
TESTING:
• Confidential
– Name is given
• Anonymous
– No Names just
ID number for
results