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STI PROJECT. By: Dillon Keilty and Austin Pidoto. Chlamydia. Chlamydia is caused by bacterium called Chlamydia Trachomatis. Symptoms for males are pain when urinating, Swelling of the scrotal area, and pus from the penis.
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STI PROJECT By: Dillon Keilty and Austin Pidoto
Chlamydia • Chlamydia is caused by bacterium called Chlamydia Trachomatis. • Symptoms for males are pain when urinating, Swelling of the scrotal area, and pus from the penis. • Symptoms for females include intermittent vaginal bleeding and pain when urinating.
Syphilis • Stage 1: Syphilis is caused by spirochetes that produce a chancre, a chancre is a hard, round painless, sore. • Stage 2: Then a rash of small patches covers the body. The rash doesn’t itch, but other symptoms might be fever, headache, and loss of weight of hair and weight. • Stage 3: Symptoms might appear and disappear several times, this is known as the hidden stage.
HPV (Genital Warts) • Genital Warts are dry, wartlike growths that are caused by a virus. • The warts are soft, they are usually red or pink, and resemble a small cauliflower. • If not treated HPV can lead to cancer. • HPV can be removed by laser surgery, freezing and burning them, but they will come back
Herpes • Herpes is caused by a virus that produces cold sores or blisters in the genital area. • Symptoms of herpes occur within a week after contact which include small painful blisters that appear in the genital area. In a few days blisters turn into painful open sores. Symptoms may go away in 2-4 weeks
Pubic Lice • Pubic lice can spread through sexual contact. It can also spread by the use of towels, bed sheets, and clothing used by an infected person. • Symptoms of pubic lice are burning and itching of the pubic region. Also, the itching might get worse at night. • This can be treated by trimming hair, or using prescribed or over the counter medicines. • If left untreated, it can cause skin injuries.
Gonorrhea • Gonorrhea is a bacterium that can be spread through contact of the mount, penis, vagina and anus. • Symptoms and signs include a burning sensation when urinating, or a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis. Some people don’t get symptoms for 30 days. • It can be treated by medication or antibiotics. It will not fix permanent problems or scars. • In woman, they can also infect their baby if they are pregnant.
NGU • NGU is caused by several different kinds of bacteria or other organisms. It is mostly caused by Chlamydia. • Symptoms of NGU is an infection of the urethra that may cause burning with urination or a discharge of either mucus or pus. • Treatment involves taking oral antibiotics for at least 7 days. • Males can go through a great deal of pain and woman can get Pelvic Inflammatory Disease or have a miscarriage.
PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) • A woman can get pelvic inflammatory disease if bacteria move up from her vagina and infect her pelvic organs. This disease is mostly caused by Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. • The most common symptom is pain in your lower abdomen (stomach). Also, there is fever, vaginal discharge that may smell, painful sex, painful urination, and irregular periods. • PID can’t be cured but it can be helps by taking antibiotics. Even after symptoms go away you have to keep taking the medicine.