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Sexually Transmitted Infections Means of transmission Estimated 65 million people in US living w/incurable STD Many are asymptomatic Contracted through bodily fluids: blood, saliva, urine, feces, semen, & vaginal secretions Risky Behavior Being sexually active with more than one person Engaging in unprotected sex Selecting high-risk partners Alcohol/drug abuse Consequences of STD’s Some are incurable Some cause cancer Complications or inability to reproduce Infection of others, including infants Embarrassment Cost & Inconvenience of treatment Death April is STD awareness month * 10,000 Teens will contract an STD * 2,400 Teenage Girls will become pregnant * 55 Teens will contract HIV Chlamydia - more common among teens than older adults Gonorrhea – higher rates in teens than older adults As many as 15% of sexually active teenage women are infected with HPV, many with the type of HPV linked to cervical cancer. Many STDs cause few or no symptoms and are NOT a part of Standard STD Testing! Get Informed (Information & Support Available) Genital HPV is passed on through genital contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex. A person can have HPV even if years have passed since he or she had sex. Most infected persons do not realize they are infected or that they are passing the virus to a sex partner. Chlamydia Chlamydia -bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently“ discharge from the penis of an infected man Clamydia (Part 2) Chlamydia is passed thought vaginal, anal, or oral sex it can also be passed through a infected mother having a child Men or women who have receptive anal intercourse may acquire Chlamydia infection in the rectum, which can cause rectal pain, discharge, or bleeding. Chlamydia can also be found in the throats of women and men having oral sex with an infected partner. Genital Herpes 2 types of Herpes: HSV-1 (oral) & HSV-2 (genital) Most don’t have symptoms that show 45 million people 12 years and older have had a case of HSV There is no cure or treatment for Genital Herpes South Carolina is the most common state to have gonorrhea. It is most common among teens & young adults. There are no symptoms of having Gonorrhea. It is sexually transmitted, you get it by having sex with someone who has it already. Easy to treat & cure. Trichomoniasis Common transmitted std in both male and females. Curable STD with a estimated 7.4 new cases each year in both men and women. Parasitic protozoan that attacks the vagina in women and the urethra in men. Symptoms: mild discharge, slight burning sensation after urination and irritation inside the penis. The best way to avoid infection is to abstain from sex. Trichonomiasis Trichomoniaisis is a disease that in transmitted by sexual activity. SIGNS- The signs of this STD are hard to detect for men but for women there is yellow-green discharge and there is a strong odor from the vagina. COMPLICATIONS- This can increase women’s chance to get HIV. Women when having their baby can have disorders. An example would be, baby would have low weight less than 5.5 pounds. DIAGNOSIS- The male and female must have a exam to check if they have the disease. TREATMENT- There is treatment for this STD. What would be recommended would be to take medicines. It will disappear within a few weeks in men it will take a little while longer to get rid of it in women. Having this once will not make it a less chance to get it again. PREVENTION- The way to not get this disease is to not have sexual intercourse. Also men need to wear a condom. Syphilis • • • • Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Is transmitted from person to person by directs contact with a syphilis sore. As a result of having syphilis sores can appear in or around the mouth. • Often Called the Great Imitator. • Has many signs and symptoms. • Sometime indistinguishable between other diseases and there effects. • Pregnant women can pass it through to the baby during birth. • cannot be spread through contact with toilet seats, doorknobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bathtubs, shared clothing, or eating utensils. Syphilis How do people get it? Passed trough person to person through direct contact with a What are the symptoms of Syphilis? – Syphilis sore. Symptoms occur in three stages. Primary stage, secondary stage, and late and latent stages. Singles sore form in primary stage. fever, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches, and fatigue are symptoms of the second stage. There are no symptoms visible in the latent stage, the disease may subsequently damage the internal organs, including the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints. – How is it treated? – A penicllin vaccine is administered to those who had Syphilis for less Additional doses are used for those who have had it for more than 1 year. – – – – How can you prevent it? than one year. Abstaining from Oral and Vaginal Sex. Using protection during Vaginal or Oral Sex. Avoiding oral or vaginal sex with someone who you know or think you know that is infected. Hepatitis B The hepatitis B virus is known as a blood-borne virus because it is transmitted from one person to another via blood. Semen and saliva, which contain small amounts of blood, also carry the virus. The virus can be transmitted whenever any of these bodily fluids come in contact with the broken skin or a mucous membrane (in the mouth, genital organs, or rectum) of an uninfected person. People who are at increased risk of being infected with the hepatitis B virus include the following: – – – – – – – – – – -Men or women who have multiple sex partners, especially if they don't use a condom -Men who have sex with men -Men or women who have sex with a person infected with HBV -People with other sexually transmitted diseases -People who inject drugs with shared needles -People who receive transfusions of blood or blood products -People who undergo dialysis for kidney disease -Institutionalized mentally handicapped people and their attendants and family members -Health care workers who are stuck with needles or other sharp instruments contaminated with infected blood -Infants born to infected mothers Hepatitis B -Inflammation of the liver. Drugs, toxins, some diseases, alcohol, bacterial and virus infections are the cause of Hepatitis. Spread through blood, semen and other body fluids from people that are infected with hepatitis. Prevent Hepatitis by being vaccinated!! It can be chronic or acute. Chronic is long-lasting and deadly while acute is around six months, yet can lead to chronic. The early symptoms are mild fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Later symptoms include dark coffee-colored urine, abdominal pain, and yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes. Pubic Lice is normally found in the pubic area Is usually spread through sexual contact. Pubic lice is treatable. You can get over the counter and prescription medicine. Adult pubic lice are 1.1-1.8 mm in length. Hepatitis C causes the liver to stop working. Although it is treatable, sometimes people who have it for many years have to have a liver transplant. How to protect yourself and others: Don't share drug needles with anyone. Wear gloves if you have to touch anyone's blood. If you have several sex partners, use a condom during sex. Don't use an infected person's toothbrush, razor, or anything else that could have blood on it. If you get a tattoo or body piercing, make sure it is done with clean tools. If you have hepatitis C, don't give your blood or plasma. The person who receives it could become infected with the virus. Aids and HIV have killed over millions of people already. People get AIDS because of HIV. This virus damages the immune system and causes you get to get sick easier. How to protect yourself: Make sure the person you are sexually intimate with doesn't have it Don’t share drugs and needles HIV/AIDS AIDS is the most serious, deadly disease in Human History There are about 42 million people living with HIV or AIDS There is more than 3 million that die from HIV and AIDS each year AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) There is no cure for HIV and AIDS !!! It’s spread from unprotected oral, Vaginal, anal sexual intercourse (unprotected means not using a condom), drug injections, and sharing needles