STDs, AIDS, And Sexual Decisions

Question 1

Incidence

Answer 1

The rate of new cases

Question 2

Prevalence

Answer 2

The total cases; current number

Question 3

STI

Answer 3

What organism is passed to cause the infection

Question 4

STD

Answer 4

The infection that results in symptoms that may or may not show

Question 5

Virii

Answer 5

Minute particles of nucleic acid and protein

Question 6

Bacteria

Answer 6

Microscopic cells without a nucleus

Question 7

Parasites

Answer 7

Single or multicellular animals

Question 8

Bacterial STIs

Answer 8

Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Vulvovaginitis

Question 9

Forms of Vulvovaginitis

Answer 9

Trichomoniasis, Vaginalis, Bacterial Vaginosis, Yeast Infections

Question 10

Ectoparasitic Infections

Answer 10

Pubic Lice, Scabies

Question 11

Viral STIs

Answer 11

Hepatitis, HPV, Herpes, HIV

Question 12

Syphilis

Answer 12

Treponema Pallidum bacteria; 4 stages; treatable with penicillin

Question 13

Primary Syphilis

Answer 13

Chancre at site of infection that is highly infectious yet painless and will heal on its own in 3-6 weeks

Question 14

Secondary Syphilis

Answer 14

Faint rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, loss of appetite and scalp hair, sore throat

Question 15

Tertiary Syphilis

Answer 15

Organ system attacked and eventually kills the person

Question 16

Gonorrhea

Answer 16

Bacteria Neisseia gonorrhaea; for men, burning sensation during urination; in women, 80% are asymptomatic, but yellowish discharge or PID; treated with antibiotics

Question 17

Chlamydia

Answer 17

Similar to symptoms of Gonorrhea; leading cause of PID and infertility; treated with doxycycline & azithromycin; leading cause of pneumonia and conjunctivitis in newborns

Question 18

Hepatitis A

Answer 18

Fecal to oral transmission; vaccine since 1995

Question 19

Hepatitis B

Answer 19

STI; attacks the liver; vaccine

Question 20

Hepatitis C

Answer 20

IV route most likely; 70% develop chronic liver disease; vaccine in development

Question 21

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Answer 21

Genital warts that are not always present; almost always present in cases of cervical cancer; Gardasil vaccine

Question 22

Herpes Simplex

Answer 22

It is always carried as it infects the neurons; sores (genital or cold sores); most cases are subclinical; vaccine in development

Question 23

HIV

Answer 23

Simple retrovirus whose genetic information is RNA instead of DNA; attacks the immune system (helper T-cells); HAART cocktail treatment