Transcript STI*s

10 Grade Health
A
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
is an infection passed from one person
to another person through sexual
activity
An
estimated 19 million people are
infected in the United States each year
People
cases
15-24 make up half the infected
 Multiple
 Oral
sex
 Anal
sex
sex partners
 Contact
with body fluids such as saliva,
blood, sperm and vaginal discharge
 Skin-to-skin
contact
 Practice
Abstinence~ do not engage in sexual
activity, such as oral sex, anal sex, and genital to
genital touching.
 Use
protection barriers (protect yourself)
 Limit
 Get
the number of partners you have
tested
 Avoid
alcohol and drugs
 Education
Human
Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Genital
Herpes
Syphilis
 Is
the most common viral STI in the United
States
 In
many cases, HPV causes no symptoms. HPV
causes genital warts, which may itch or burn.
Sometimes, the body’s immune system will
destroy the virus, clearing the body of infection.
But in some people, HPV remains in the body
for life
 Serious
conditions are associated are cervical
cancer in women
 Transmission
• Vaginal sex
• Anal sex
• Oral sex
• Rarely spread to fetus
 Prevention
• Condoms
• Abstinence
 Is
the most common STI caused by bacteria
in the United States. This infection can be
cured with antibiotics.
 Male
symptoms: painful, burning, frequent
urination, discharge from penis
 Female
symptoms: no symptoms, other than
yellowish vaginal discharge
 Transmission
• Vaginal sex
• Anal sex
• Oral sex
• Can spread to fetus during birth
 Prevention
• Condoms
• Abstinence
 Is
a bacterial STI that infects the urinary
tract of males and females and the
reproductive organs of females
 Male
Symptoms: thick, pus like discharge
from penis, painful/burning urination
 Female
Symptoms: painful urination,
abdominal pain, pus like discharge from
vagina or urinary tract
 Transmission
• Vaginal sex
• Anal sex
• Oral sex
• Can spread to fetus during birth
 Prevention
• Condoms
• Abstinence
 Is
caused by a virus, known as herpes simplex
virus
 Symptoms:
hardly noticeable or more severe that
cause painful blisters on or around genitals
 There
is no cure for genital herpes. Infected
people can experience periodic outbreaks of
blisters throughout their lives. An infected
individual can pass genital herpes whether
blisters are present or not
 Transmission
• Vaginal sex
• Anal sex
• Oral sex
• Sexual touching
• Kissing
• Can spread to fetus during birth
 Prevention
• Condoms
• Abstinence
 Is
a serious bacterial STI that progresses
through THREE stages.
 Stage
1: painless sore called a chancre, bacteria
may spread from sore to different body parts
 Stage
2: sores appear in the mouth, flu like
symptoms develop, rash on hands/feet
 Stage
3: symptoms may disappear for years,
bacteria attacks internal parts of body which
can cause brain damage, paralysis and heart
disease
 In
its early stages, syphilis can be treated and
cured with antibiotics. Once it progresses
beyond the second stage, the bacteria can be
killed, but any damage that has already
occurred to the bodies internal organs is
permanent
 Transmission
• Vaginal sex
• Anal sex
• Oral sex
• Kissing
• Can spread to fetus during birth
 Prevention
• Condoms
• Abstinence
 Bacterial
• Caused by Bacteria
• Cured with Antibiotics
• Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Chlamydia
 Viral
• Caused by a virus
• Treatable, but not curable with antibiotics
• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Herpes
A
blood sample
A
urine sample
A
swab of the inside of the mouth
A
swab from the genitals, such as the urethra in
guys or the cervix in girls
A
swab of any discharge or sores