Ch 23/24.1
The only 100% effective means of preventing STDs
Abstinence
Infertility
HIV
Rapid Test
HPV
Something caused by a virus
Viral
Prescribed treatment that destroys pathogens
Antibiotics
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
To identify or name a medical condition
Diagnosed
Painful blisters, fever, swollen glands
Genital Herpes
To pass from one person or thing to another person or thing
Transmit
An unwelcome or start of symptoms of an infectious diseases
Outbreak
Opportunistic infection
Standards to prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens
Universal Precautions
Protozoan, painful urination for both genders
Trichomoniasis
The state of being infected but showing no symptoms
Asymptomatic
Something that will stop the movement or exchange of things
Barrier
Medication that can ease symptoms & shorten the length of a viral infection
Antiviral treatments
An HIV/AIDS test that shows the presence of the HIV antibodies in the blood
NAT Test
Uncontrollable discharge for males & females, bleeding between periods, painful intercourse, most common among teens in USA
Chlamydia
USA currently faces an STD ______
Epidemic
Health officials recommend the HPV vaccine for females & males ages ___ to ___
9-45
It is difficult for antibodies to fight AIDS because....
HIV destroys white blood cells
EIA Test
Green or yellow discharge, swollen testicles, PID, second most common STD in USA
Gonorrhea