Sexually Transmitted Infections

1. Sexually Transmitted Infections

2. Bacterial STI’s All of these can be cured

3. Chlamydia • Most common Bacterial STI • Symptoms: • Abnormal genital discharge • Burning with urination • If untreated in a woman: • PID • Difficult to get pregnant • May not show any symptoms • Give eye infection to baby • Test through urine sample or cotton swab • Can be cured through antibiotics

4. Gonorrhea • Symptoms: • Discharge from vagina or penis • Bleeding between periods • Painful • Difficult urination • Serious complications: • PID • Ectopic Pregnancy • Infertility in men and women • Swab or urine sample are done: Throat, rectum, cervix, urethra • Can still get infected again

5. Bacterial Vaginitis • Occurs when too much of a certain bacteria changes the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina. • Douching – cleans out the vagina • Could lead to bacterial vaginitis • Not considered STI but could lead to one • Symptoms: • Many have none • Odor • Pain • Itching • Burning • Grey discharge

6. Syphilis • Direct contact with syphilis sore • Found on penis, vagina, anus, rectum, lips, mouth • Pass Mother to child • There are different stages: • Stage 1: Looks like ingrown hair, harmless bump • (sores usually develop where infected 3-6 weeks) • Stage 2: Bumps on palm of hands and soles of feet. • May also experience patchy hair loss, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue • Latent Stages: • Difficult coordinating muscle movement, paralysis, numbness blindness, dementia • Most do not get to the latent stages • Blood test to determine syphilis

7. Viral STI’s

8. HPV • Human Papillomavirus also known as Genital Warts • Most Common STI • Causes genital warts and cancers • Look like: • Small bumps in genital area, could be large, raised or flat • Shaped like cauliflower • Can cause cancer: • Cervical, vulva vagina, penis, anus, throat • Avoid by: • Getting vaccinated – Gardisil (3 shots for 6 months) • Get screen for cervical cancer (Pap Test) • Genital warts can be treated

9. Herpes Simplex I and II • Fluids found in herpes sore carry virus (direct contact) • Simplex I (Mouth) • Simplex II (Genitals) • Symptoms: • Mild: mistake for pimple or ingrown hair • Sores: blisters around genitals, rectum, and mouth • Flu-like symptoms – fever, body aches, smelly discharge, burning when urinate, bleed between periods • Can stay in body the rest of your life • Number of outbreaks decrease over time • No cure but there are medications to shorten outbreaks

10. Hepatitis • Liver disease caused by one of the several viruses that attack the liver • Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E • Symptoms: • Fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal pain, dark urine, jaundice • Blood test will confirm hepatitis

11. Hepatitis • Hepatitis A • Usually spread when a person ingests fecal matter, even microscopic amounts • Contact with objects, food, drinks contaminated by feces • Vaccination • Hepatitis B • Usually spread when blood, semen, or another body fluid from a person infected with Hepatitis B enters the body of someone who is not infected • Sexual contact, sharing needles, syringes or other drug-injection equipment, also be passed from mother to baby during birth • Vaccination available

12. Hepatitis • Hepatitis C • Usually spreads when blood from a person infected enters the body of someone who is not infected. • Sharing needles, blood transfusions and organ transplants • No Vaccine • Hepatitis D • Only occurs those who are infected with Hepatitis B • Contact with infectious blood • No vaccine • Hepatitis E • Transmitted from ingestion of fecal matter • Contaminated water supply in countries with poor sanitation

13. HIV