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Where are STD’s common

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worldwide

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Who is at a higher risk for an STD

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femal adolescents

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Presence of lesions from STDs is a risk factor for what

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transmission of HIV

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prevention of an STD includes what

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abstinence, mutual monogamy, safe sex practice

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Gonorrhea is also known as what

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the clap

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Gonorrhea in mails causes what

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extremely painful urination and a pus-filled discharge (urethritis)

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gonorrhea in women cause what

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can trigger pelvic inflammatory disease and are often asymptomatic (50-80%)

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes what

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gonorrhea

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gonorrhea is more common in males or females

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females

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where is gonorrhea 19x more prevalent

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in blacks

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because there is no long term immunity with gonorrhea what can happen to an individual

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can be infected multiple times

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12
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Chlamydia in women is often what

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asymptomatic

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with chlamydia male will have a painful urination and pus discharge from penis known as what

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non-gonococcal urethritis

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what is chlamydia is caused by what

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chlamydia trachomatis

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15
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chlamydia in elementary bodies are what

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infective form

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chlamydia in reticulate bodies are what

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reproductive form

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what is the most common REPORTABLE STD in the US

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Chlamydia

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Infection of chlamydia in adolescence increases the risk of what

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cervical cancer

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Lymphogranuloma venerem is a chronic infection of the lymphatic system that causes genital lesions and what in the groin

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bubo

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Lymphogranuloma venerem is an STD caused by a different strain of what

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Non-gonococcal urethritis is often what in individuals

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asymptomatic

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Non-gonococcal urethritis may cause what

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painful urination and pus discharge

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23
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Ureaplasma urealyticum causes what

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Non-gonococcal urethritis

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Non-gonococcal urethritis infects 70% of

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sexually active individuals

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Syphilis has how many stages
4
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in the first or primary stage of syphilis what happens
chancre at site of infection
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in the second or secondary stage of syphilis what happens
widespread rash
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in the latent or third stage of syphilis what happens
clinically inactive, majority of cases do not advance beyond this point
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in the final or tertiary stages of syphilis what happens
dementia and GUMMAS
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Treponema pallidum pallidum causes what
syphilis
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Syphilis is found where
world wide
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Syphilis is transmitted how
sexual contact
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can syphilis be transmitted from mother to child
yes
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what is the treatment for syphilis
penicillin G used to treat all but tertiary syphilis
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Chancroid is often what in women
asymptomatic
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Chancroid will cause what
soft chancres (genital ulcers)
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how is chancroid transmitted
Sexually
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haemophilus ducreyi causes what
chancroid
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Genital herpes is causes by what pathogen
Human Herpesvirus 2 (HHV2) causes most cases
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The HHV2 virus remains latent where
in the sacral ganglia
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how is genital herpes transmitted
sexually
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Genital herpes does what to the risk of HIV infection
it quadruples it
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How is genital herpes diagnosed
its characteristic lesions
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can you cure genital herpes
No
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Genital warts are caused by what
Human papillomavirus
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what is a hallmark symptom of genital warts
large growth (cauliflower-like) called condylomata acuminata
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how is genital warts spread
sexual contact
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how many types of HPV are there
more than 30
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what is the most common STD in the us
genital warts
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how is genital warts diagnosed
by the presence of warts
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AIDS is not a disease but a what
syndrome
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what are the signs and symptoms of aids
they very
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what is the pathogen that causes AIDS
the HIV (immunosuppressive retrovirus)
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AIDS can often lead to what
Candidiasis, PCP, shingles, CMV, Kaposi’s sarcoma, disseminated herpes, Tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis
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HIV is found where
in blood, semen, saliva, vaginal secretions, and breast milk
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HIV infected fluid must contact what
a tear or lesion in the skin or mucous membranes
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infected fluid can also be what into the body
injected into the body
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HIV+ is the same as having aids t/f
false
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What is the treatment for AIDS
a cocktail of antiviral drugs
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Kaposi’s sarcoma is a type of skin cancer with tumors most often appear as what on the skin
bluish-red or purple bumps
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what does Human herpes virus 8 cause
Kaposi’s sarcoma
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where is Kaposi’s sarcoma rarely seen
in immunocompetent individuals
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Disseminated herpes is what
widespread heres
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Disseminated herpes is caused by what pathogen
HHV 1 and 2
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Disseminated herpes happens in individuals with what
impaired T-cell immunity
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Oncogenic retrovirus is caused by what two pathogens
Human T-Lmphotrophic virus 1 & 2
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HTLV 1 causes what
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
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HTLV 2 causes what
hairy-cell leukemia
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HTLV 1 & 2 are transmitted via what
sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, and contaminated needles
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What type of STD is trichomoniasis
a protozoan
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Trichomoniasis in females give them what
vaginal discharge and vaginal irritation
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in males Trichomoniasis are typically what
asymptomatic
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Trichomoniasis is caused by what
trichomonas vaginalis
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Trichomoniasis is transmitted primarily via
sexual intercourse
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Trichomoniasis is the most common what STD in women
curable
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Trichomoniasis increases risk of what
HIV infection

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