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| What is a sexually transmitted infection(STI)? | any pathogen that spreads from one person to another during sexual contact |
| What are risky behaviors that contribute to the current STI epidemic? | ignoring the risks of sexual activity, sexual contact with multiple partners, not getting proper treatment when necessary |
| How can practicing abstinence, avoiding drugs, and your choices of friends help you avoid STIs? | STIs are mainly transmitted through sexual contact, but some are transmitted through contact with blood of an infected person |
| How is the fact that some STIs have few or no symptoms related to the STI epidemic? | infection may go untreated and increase the risk of spreading it to others |
| What are the most common STIs in the United States? | trichomoniasis, human papilloma virus, chlamydia |
| What type of pathogen causes trichomoniasis? | a protozoan that infects the urinary tract or vagina |
| What type of pathogen causes human papilloma virus? | HPV virus |
| What type of pathogen causes chlamydia? | bacteria |
| Why is pelvic inflammatory disease a serious problem in women? | can lead to infertility, an ectopic pregnancy, transmission of chlamydia to their baby |
| What are the symptoms of hepatitis? | fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, jaundice, liver cancer, cirrhosis |
| What are the symptoms of gonorrhea? | thick, pus-like discharge from the penis or vagina, or no symptoms at all |
| What are the symptoms of genital herpes? | painful blisters on the genitals |
| What are the symptoms of syphilis? | chancre sore at site of exposure that spreads to other parts of body, rash on hands & feet |
| Which stage of syphilis is cahracterized by the appearance of a chancre? | first stage |
| When should a person seek treatment for STIs? | a sexually active person should get medical checkups every six months & an infected person should get medical attention immediately |
| Which STIs can be treated but not cured? | genital herpes, hepatitis B & C |
| How does HIV affect the immune system? | attacks the immune system and disables the body's defenses against other pathogens |
| How does HIV eventually lead to AIDS? | when the immune system becomes severely disabled by HIV then the infected person has AIDS |
| What is an opportunistic infection? | infections that attack a person with a weakened immune system |
| What is an example of opportunistic infection? | tuberculosis, fungal infections, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma |
| In what ways can HIV be transmitted from an infected person to an uninfected person? | sexual contact, shared needles, contact with blood, mother to baby |
| How is HIV not transmitted? | casual contact |
| Which region of the world accounts for the majority of HIV infections? | Africa |
| What are behaviors that can help you avoid HIV infection? | practice abstinence, avoid drugs, avoid contact with others' blood & body fluids |
| What does an HIV test involve? | person's blood is tested for antibodies to HIV |
| What does HIV-positive mean? | a person diagnosed as being infected with HIV |
| What is the main goal of HIV treatment? | to keep the person's immune system functioning as close to normal as possible |
| How is the main goal of HIV treatment acheived? | keep a person's viral load low, keep person's T cell count high |
| What is the reduced ability to have children? | infertility |
| What is an STI that cannot be treated with antibiotics? | Human Papilloma Virus, Hepatitis, genital herpes, pubic lice & scabies |
| How can genital herpes affect a newborn baby? | blindness and possibly death |
| What does HIV destroy in the body? | helper T cells |
| What is cirrhosis? | normal liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue |
