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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 stds | infections that can be spread by having sex with another person who has the disease |
| epidemic | an unusually high occurrence of a disease in a certain place during a certain time period |
| infertility | the reduced ability to have children |
| abstinence | the only sure way to protect oneself from acquiring an std |
| sexual fidelity | married couple only have intercourse with each other |
| chlamydia | the most common bacterial std in the us |
| chlamydia | effects 2.8 million people each year |
| chlamydia | transmitted through sexual contact and from mother to child during birth |
| chlamydia | females often show no symptoms other than a yellowish vaginal discharge, if untreated it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease |
| chlamydia | males have symptoms of painful urination and discharge from the penis, if untreated can cause urethritis |
| chlamydia | easily treated with many antibiotics |
| trichomoniasis | 7.4 million new cases each year |
| trichomoniasis | a protozoan infection of the urinary tract or vagina |
| trichomoniasis | symptoms in females are vaginal discharge and pain when urinating, if untreated can lead to vaginitis |
| trichomoniasis | symptoms in males include painful urination and discharge from the penis, can cause urethritis |
| trichomoniasis | treatment is prescription meds |
| gonorrhea | 75% of cases ages 15-29 |
| gonorrhea | infection of the urinary tract of males and females and the reproductive organs of females |
| gonorrhea | bacteria that is highly contagious |
| gonorrhea | symptoms in females include painful urination and discharge from the vagina or urinary tract, symptoms are mild and may not be noticed |
| gonorrhea | symptoms in males include thick discharge from the penis and painful urination |
| gonorrhea | treated with antibiotics, especially penicillin |
| genital warts | the most common viral std in the us |
| genital warts | human papilloma virus |
| genital warts | 1 million people diagnosed each year |
| genital warts | 1/272 people have this |
| genital warts | this virus stays with the person for life |
| genital warts | symptoms include warts appearing around the genitals one or more months after infections, these may burn or itch |
| genital warts | these can be surgically removed, the virus stays with the person and can reappear, there is no cure |
| genital herpes | an incurable viral std which produces painful blisters around the genital area |
| hsv1 | causes cold sores around the mouth |
| hsv2 | causes genital sores |
| herpes | transmitted through sexual contact including kissing or direct contact with the blisters |
| herpes | symptoms appear 2-10 days after exposure |
| herpes | flu like feeling and tingling sensation at the site of infection outbreak of blisters |
| herpes | treated with medication for the blisters, no cure |
| syphilis | a bacterial std that progresses through stages |
| syphilis | transmitted through sexual contact or from mother to baby during pregnancy |
| primary syphilis | chancre sores appear 1-12 weeks after infection |
| secondary syphilis | skin rash and flu like feelings 2-8 weeks after the first stage |
| latent syphilis | symptoms may disappear for years |
| latent syphilis | bacteria attacks internal organs, such as the brain and heart |
| late syphilis | untreated can lead to death |
| syphilis | treated with antibiotics in its early stages, after the second stage it cant be treated |
| pubic lice and scabies | 3 million people in the us |
| pubic lice and scabies | 1/90 people are infected |
| pubic lice and scabies | infestations of tiny animal parasites that can be sexually transmitted |
| pubic lice and scabies | tiny insects that infest the hair around the genitals |
| scabies | results from the infestation of mites |
| pubic lice and scabies | transmitted through sexual contact and sleeping on/using infested clothing or bedding |
| pubic lice and scabies | symptoms include itching in the pubic area and rash |
| pubic lice and scabies | treated with prescription drugs/shampoo |
| pubic lice and scabies | all clothing and bedding need to be washed in very hot water, dried in a hot dryer, and intend to kill any remaining eggs |
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