Sexually Transmitted Infections Flashcards
(34 cards)
STI
Infections that can be transmitted through ______________
• May be caused by a ______,______,_______ , or other organism
• Some are curable, some are not
• Left untreated, STIs can cause _____, _______, _______, ______ defects, and sometimes, _____
• STIs are very (common or rare?)
sexual activity
bacteria, virus, fungus
pain, sickness
infertility, birth defects
death
common
You can have more than one STI at a time
T/F
T
you can get the same STI more than once
T/F
T
STI
Some are curable, some are not
T/F
T
Incidence of STIs
Startling statistics
–~1/2 of the STIs diagnosed annually in the US occur among people under _____
– Approximately ________ teenagers are infected w/STIs each year
– 25% of U.S. population > 1 STI by age ____
– Largest proportion of AIDS cases infected in ______ or ________
25
3 million
35
teens or 20s
Factors contributing to high rates of STIs
Main reason: _________________ and _____________ –especially prevalent behavior in ________ and ________
• Use of oral contraceptive
• ______ access to health care
• Failure of doctors to ___________________________________________________
• Some diseases have ___________________
• _____________ to partner
• Lack of _____________
•_________ education - immortality
multiple sexual partners ; unprotected sex
adolescence ; early adulthood
Limited access ; not ask questions about patients’ sexual behaviors
no obvious symptoms; Difficulty talking
contact tracing; Poor sex
Bacterial infections
• __________
• __________
•__________ __________(NGU)
• __________
•__________
Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
•Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
• Syphilis
•Bacterial vaginosis
Chlamydia
Caused by: bacterium _________ ________ that infects the _________ system
Transmission: primarily _________-_________, ______-_______, ______-______, or _______-_______ contact; can also be spread by _________ from one body site to another.
Chlamydia trachomatis ;urogenital system
penile-vaginal
oral-genital
oral-anal
genital-anal
fingers
Chlamydia
Symptoms:
– In majority of cases, _____!
– if present:
•Women: mild ________ or ________, ________ urination, slight vaginal ________
•Men: ________ discharge, ________ urination
irritation ; itching
burning ;discharge
urethral ; burning urination
The most common bacterial STI is ???
Chlamydia
Chlamydia
Consequences if left untreated:
• Women: __________________________ disease (PID)
– Bacterial infection spreads from ______ up into ________ , __________, and possibly _________.
Symptoms of PID include disrupted _________ , _________ pain, _________ pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, and headache.
Even after treatment, _________ from PID can block fallopian tubes and cause _________ or _________ pregnancy (very dangerous)
Pelvic inflammatory disease
cervix ; uterine lining
fallopian tubes ; ovaries.
menstruation ; chronic pelvic ; lower back
scar tissue ; infertility
ectopic
Chlamydia
Consequences if left untreated:
• Men: _________ (infection of the _________) or _________ (infection of the _________)
Symptoms of epididymitis: _________ in testis; (small or large?) , (soft or hard?) , (painful or painless?) swelling in testis; _________ scrotum
Symptoms of urethritis: penile _________, _________ urination
epididymitis ; epididymis
urethritis ; urethral tube)
heaviness ; small
hard; painful
inflamed; discharge, burning
Chlamydia
Consequences if left untreated,
• Trachoma:
– a/an (acute or chronic?) , (contagious or non-contagious ?) form of _________ caused by chlamydia infection.
World’s leading cause of _________ _________.
Common cause of ______ infections in newborns, who can become infected as they __________________
chronic ; contagious
conjunctivitis ; preventable blindness.
eye ; pass through birth canal.
Chlamydia
Consequences if left untreated
• Consequences for babies born to infected mothers:
– Babies of infected mothers can also develop __________ caused by chlamydia infection
– Chlamydia infection can lead to _______________
pneumonia
premature delivery
Chlamydia
Treatment:
• ___-day treatment of ______, or one dose of ________
• All exposed sexual partners should be treated
7
doxycycline
azithromycin
Gonorrhea
Caused by: bacterium ________ _______
Transmission: ________-________, ________-________, ________- ________, or ________-________ contact
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
penile-vaginal
oral-genital
oral- anal
genital-anal
Gonorrhea
Symptoms:
– Male early symptoms:
•____-smelling, _______ penile discharge,
•_______ urination
•symptoms may _______, but does not necessarily mean ______________
– Female early symptoms: •usually go _______
•_______ cervix, _______ discharge
•_______ urination
foul ; cloudy
burning ; clear up
bacteria are gone; undetected
inflamed ; mild ; burning urination
Gonorrhea
Consequences if left untreated:
• Men: prostate ______, painful _______, _______ urination, possible _______ due to _______ in _______ after _______
abcesses; BMs
difficult ; sterility
scar tissue ; epididymis
epididymitis
Gonorrhea
Consequences if left untreated:
• Women: _____ (often (more or less?) severe than w/chlamydia infection), ______ pregnancy, _________ pain due to ________ adhesions across pelvis
PID ; more
ectopic ; severe pelvic
Scar-tissue
Gonorrhea
Consequences if left untreated:
• Both sexes: can enter ________ and spread throughout body in ~___% of cases, causing fever, loss of ______, ______ pain, can invade ____,_____,______
– Can cause _______ in infants (due to ________)
bloodstream
2% ; appetite
arthritic ; heart
liver ; CNS
blindness ; conjunctivitis
Gonorrhea Treatment:
• _____ therapy of _____ antibiotic regimens
• Often, ________ infections accompany Gonorrhea infection–____ therapy will treat both infections
• ________ bacteria require special treatment
• All exposed sexual partners should be treated
Dual ;two
chlamydia ;dual
Resistant
Nongonococcal Urethritis
Any urethral inflammation not caused by ___________
– Main infecting organisms: ___________ ___________ and ___________ ___________
– Can also result from other infectious agents, ___________ reactions to vaginal secretions, or ___________ from soaps, contraceptives, or deodorant sprays
gonorrhea
Chlamydia trachomatis
Mycoplasma genitalium
allergic ; irritation
Nongonococcal Urethritis
Prevalence: quite common in (men or women?) ; symptoms in (men or women?) are usually undetected
Transmission: mainly through ___________ coitus
Men ; women
penile-vaginal
Nongonococcal Urethritis
Symptoms:
– Men: penile ________, _______ urination
– Women: frequently, ____ symptoms; may have mild ______, _______ urination, vaginal discharge of _______
discharge ; burning
no ; itching
burning ;pus
