Alphabet Soup
What does STI stand for?
What is Sexually Transmitted Infection?
This is the most common eye color in the world, held by about 70-80% of the population.
What is Brown?
For years if someone arrived late to CPG, they were asked to do one of three things. Name them.
Tell a joke, sing a song, or do a dance.
Hepatitis C affect this organ the most?
What is the Liver?
True or False: Herpes can be cured by antibiotics?
False: Herpes is a virus which means it cannot be cured by antibiotics. Viruses cannot be cured but can be treated.
What does ART mean?
What is Antiretroviral Therapy (HIV medication)?
This "fruit" is actually the world's most popular botanical berry & the base of one of the US's favorite condiments.
What is ketchup?
One of our CPG ground rules is:
_____ up, _____ back.
What is, "Step up, Step back"?
Name 2 serious health problems that can occur from Chronic HepC (longer than 6 months)
What is Cirrhosis & liver cancer?
Because many STIs, such as Chlamydia, often show no outward symptoms, they are frequently referred to by this "quiet" medical term.
What is asymptomatic?
What is PEP?
What is Post-Exposure Prophylaxis?
This tennis champion delivered a speech to the UN on December 1st, 1992 addressing the needs for HIV/AIDS awareness.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Who is our newest Co-Chair for CPG?
Who is Liz Sweet?
How is HepC transmitted?
What is blood to blood contact?
This vaccine, typically recommended for pre-teens and young adults, protects against the most common STI and can prevent several types of cancer.
What is the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine?
What does BDAP stand for?
The Iowa Benefits & Drug Assistance Program
This R&B Songstress became one of the first black women to partner with Gilead Sciences to create the "She's PrEPared" Campaign
Who is Tamar Braxton?
In addition to the Stop HIV Iowa plan, the CPGH is involved in developing another plan. What is it called?
What is the Stop Hepatitis C Plan?
Is it possible to clear a Hepatitis C infection screening without treatment?
Yes - but less than 50% of people are able to clear the virus in the first 6 months after infection without treatment.
True or False: Untreated gonorrhea can cause infertility in males?
True.
What is the MAETC?
What is the Midwest AIDS Training & Education Center?
Born Sarah Breedlove, this entrepreneur is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America thanks to her line of hair care products.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
Toward the end of every CPG, the co-chairs ask if anyone attending as a guest has anything they would like to say. This is called the ______.
What is the Call to the public?
How is HepC treated & is it curable?
8-12 weeks of oral medication cures more than 95% of patients.
Historically known as the "Great Imitator" because its symptoms look like many other diseases, this bacterial STI progresses in three stages.
What is Syphilis?