Transcript STD’S

STD’S
BACTERIAL
BACTERIAL STD’S
1. Chlamydia (1,030,911)
 The most common STD
 Caused by several
microorganisms
 The rates are highest
among people 15-19 yrs
old
 70% of females and 1015% of men have no
symptoms
HOW IT IS CONTRACTED?
• ANAL
• ORAL
• VAGINAL
Symptoms include:
• Males:
 Unusual discharge of fluids from penis
 Painful, burning, or frequent urination
• Females:
 Vaginal discharge
 Pain in pelvis
 Bleeding between periods
Affects on baby
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Premature delivery
Eye infections
Respiratory Tract infections
Chlamydia is leading cause of infant pneumonia
and conjunctivitis
Diagnosis/Treatment
• A laboratory test diagnoses chlamydia
• Antibiotics are used to cure
• If left untreated can cause sterility (unable to
reproduce) due to scar tissue on either fallopian
tubes or vas deferens
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Gonorrhea (700,000)
2nd most common STD
Caused by bacteria (warm, moist areas)
Usually asymptomatic (without symptoms)
Can cause crippling (damage to heart, joints…)
How is it contracted
• Anal
• Oral
• Vaginal
Symptoms include:
• Males:
 A thick yellowish discharge from penis
 Burning during urinating
 10% of men are asymptomatic
• Females:
 Yellow-green discharge from vagina
 Abdominal pain
 Frequent urination, burning during urination
 80% of women are asymptomatic
Affects on baby
• Premature labor
• Stillbirth
• Permanent blindness
Diagnosis/Treatment
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Medical testing
Examining discharge from penis under microscope
Examining culture test of vagina under microscope
If left untreated can cause sterility, damage to
joints, heart tissue and other organs
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Syphilis (36,000 cases in 2006)
Disease caused by bacterium (spirochete)
4 stages
If left untreated can cause DEATH
How is it contracted?
• Anal
• Oral
• Vaginal
Symptoms include
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Primary stage (10-90 days after contact)
Chancre sore on penis/vagina
Secondary stage (1-5 months after infection)
Joint pain, swollen lymph nodes, nausea,
headache, loss of appetite
 Highly contagious rash
Symptoms continued
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Latent stage (2 or 3 yrs after infection)
Symptoms disappear
Neurosyphilis stage (years after)
Bacteria begins to attack heart, blood vessels,
bones, liver, and CNS
 Can cause blindness and insanity
Affects on baby
• Congenital syphilis (develops after 5th month of
pregnancy) (symptoms begin 3 to four weeks after birth)
• Miscarriages more common
• Stillbirth more common
• Deafness, damage to bone, teeth, and liver
Diagnosis/Treatment
• A blood test (VDRL)
• Some states require this particular blood test before
marriage
• Penicillin or tetracycline are treatments
• Any damage done cannot be reversed-what is done
is done