Preventing and Treating STD's, and Infection
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heldt Plus on May 2, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sexually transmitted infections | are communicable diseases that can be easily transmitted from one person to another.. |
| asymptomatic | individuals show not symptoms or the symptoms are mild and disappear after the onset of the infection. |
| antibiotics | are a class of chemical agents that destroy disease-causing micro-organisims while leaving the patient unharmed. |
| HPV vaccine | a vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer, pre-cancerous genital lesions (or sores), and genital warts caused by genital HPV infection. |
| Human immunodefieciency virus (HIV) | is a virus that attacks the immune system. |
| acquired immunodefiency syndrom (AIDS) | a disease in which the immune system is weakened. |
| Western blot | is a test that detects HIV antibodies and confirms the results of earlier EIA tests. |
| rapid test | is an HIV test that produces results in only 20 minutes. |
| abstinence | Avoiding harmful behaviors |
| epidemic | occurrence of diseases in which many people in the same place at the same time are affected. |
| pandemic | a global outbreak of infectious behavior |
| infertility | a condition in which an individual is unable to conceive or has difficulty with conceiving a child |
| syphilis | Bacterial STD that attacks many parts of the body, caused by bacterium called spirochete |
| genital herpes | STD caused by HSV |
| gonorrhea | Bacteria STD that usually affects mucous membranes |
| Sexually Transmitted diseases | Are communicable diseases that can be easily transmitted from one person to another. |
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