Common STI's
Another name for pediculosis
What is public lice
Highly contagious, pink or reddish raised bumps, often burned off as a treatment method
What are genital warts
STD
What is Sexually Transmitted Disease
Occurrence of a disease in which many people in the same place at the same time are affected
What is Epidemic
All STD's can be curved with antibiotics
Myth, some are incurable and last a lifetime
An infestation of the mite
What is scabies
Bacterial infection that affects the reproductive systems of both males and females, sometimes causing infacility
What is Chlamydia
STI
What is a Sexually Transmitted Infection
The deliberate decision to avoid harmful behavior, including sexual activity before marriage
What is Abstinence
Untreated STDs can lead to difficulty having children
Fact
Small black flecks, transmission is trough bedding, shared clothes, or close physical contact
public lice
There are two types of Herpes, what does each type usually cause?
What is
Type1- cold sores
Type 2- genital sores
AIDS
What is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Infections that occur in individuals who do not have a healthy immune systems
What are Opportunistic infections
Abstinence from sexual activity is 100% effective in preventing STDs
Fact
Gay and bisexual men and intravenous drug users are at greatest risk of infection
What HIV and AIDS
Can cause blindness to infants born to mothers with this disease
What is Gonorrhea
HPV
What is the Human Papillomavirus
A period of time during which a person infected with HIV shoes no symptoms
What is the Asymptomatic
A person can have only 1 STD at a time
Myth, a person can have several at one time
Two part question-
Being infected with THIS disease, does not necessarily mean you have THIS disease
What is HIV and AIDS
This disease damages internal organs including the heart, liver, nervous system, and kidneys
What is Syphilis
HIV
What is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
A global outbreak of an infectious disease
What is a Pandemic
Anyone having an STD will have symptoms
Myth, some STDs have no symptoms