Types of STIs
Transmission
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
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This STI is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the U.S.

What is Chlamydia

100
This can be transmitted if a person with cold sores wipes their hand on their mouth and then performs manual sex on an uninfected person
What is Herpes
100
The symptoms of this STI include an itchy, sore, or painful rash or blisters that recur in small clusters in different areas of the body
What is Herpes
100
This STI can be treated with a special shampoo
What is pubic lice
100
This is the best way to protect yourself from getting an STI
What is abstinence
200
Men ages 15-39 re most susceptible to this STI
What is Syphilis
200
This STI can sometimes, in rare cases, be transmitted through nonsexual contact
What is Chlamydia
200
This STI may cause small, caulilowe-like arts n the vulva, vagina, anus, penis, inside theurethra, or in the throat.
What is HPV
200
This STI's outbreaks can be reduced with medication but the disease will remain in the body and is contagious even when treated
What is Herpes
200
These are a form of birth control taken through the mouth that do not protect against STIs
What are birth control pills
300
This is an STI that destroys the immune ststem which reduces the body's ability to fight disease and infection
What is HIV
300
If a mother passes this STI to her baby it often has serious mental and physical problems
What is Syphilis
300
Many people (especially females) never develop symptoms to this bacterial infection caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae
What is gonorrhea
300
Once diagnosed with this STI all sexual partners must be treated or else you can wind up giving and recieving the infection all over again
What is Chlamydia
300
Requiring your partner to get this can help to reduce your risk of getting an STI
What is an STI test
400
Some strains of this STI are direct causes of cervical cancer
What is HPV
400
This STI likes to grow in warm, moist areas like the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes of females
What is Gonorrhea
400
This STI may cause vaginal bleeding and spotting between periods or after or during intercourse.
What is Chlamydia
400
The maority of people with this STI revover without treatment
What is HAV or HBV (Hepatitis A or B)
400
You should not have sexual intercourse if your partner has these around his/her mouth/genitals
What are sores or warts
500
This is a contagious skin infection caused by a poxvirus called MCV
What is Molluscum
500
This STI an be transmitted with non sexual activities like holding hands or touching infested towels
What is scabies
500
The main symptom of this STI is often a thin, creamy greyish-white odorous vaginal discharge
What is Bacterial Vaginosis
500
The main goal of treating this STI is to protect the immune stystem from further damage and to delay the progression of AIDS for as long as possible
What is HIV
500
If you use these types of lubricants with latex condoms you will be more at risk for getting an STI
What are petrolium based lubricants
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