STI’S

1. STI’S Victoira Graham FHS 2450 December 6th, 2011

2. Sexually Transmitted Infections • Are infections that can be transmitted through sexual interaction. • Some are curable and others are not. • Some STI’S can compromise health, pain and discomfort, infertility, and even death.

3. Chlamydia • Is bacterium passes through sexual contact. • Can be spread from one body site to another via finger. • Treatment: Doxycycline for 7 days or one does of azithromycin. • How does it affect Woman and Men?

4. Syphilis • Syphilis is passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilis sore. • Sores occur mainly on the external genitals, vagina, anus, or in the rectum. Sores also can occur on the lips and in the mouth. • Transmission of the organism occurs during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Pregnant woman with the disease can pass it to the babies they are carrying. • Syphilis cannot be spread through contact with toilet seats, doorknobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bathtubs, shared clothing, or eating utensils.

5. Primary Syphilis • The primary stage of syphilis is usually marked by the appearance of a single sore (called a chancre), but there may be multiple sores. The time between infection with syphilis and the start of the first symptom can range from 10 to 90 days (average 21 days). • The chancre is usually firm, round, small, and painless. It appears at the spot where syphilis entered the body. • The chancre lasts 3 to 6 weeks, and it heals without treatment. However, if adequate treatment is not administered, the infection progresses to the secondary stage.

6. Secondary Syphilis • Skin rash and mucous membrane lesions characterize the secondary stage. • Rashes associated with secondary syphilis can appear as the chancre is healing or several weeks after the chancre has healed. The characteristic rash of secondary syphilis may appear as rough, red, or reddish brown spots both on the palms of the hands and the bottoms of the feet. • In addition to rashes, symptoms of secondary syphilis may include fever, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches, and fatigue.

7. Latent Syphilis • The latent (hidden) stage of syphilis begins when primary and secondary symptoms disappear. Without treatment, the infected person will continue to have syphilis even though there are no signs or symptoms; infection remains in the body. • In the late stages of syphilis, the disease may subsequently damage the internal organs, including the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints. Signs and symptoms of the late stage of syphilis include difficulty coordinating muscle movements, paralysis, numbness, gradual blindness, and dementia. This damage may be serious enough to cause death.

8. Gonorrhea • The Neisseria gonorrhea bacterium is passes through penile-vaginal, oral-genital, oral-anal, or genital-anal contact. • The CDC estimates that there are more than 700,000 cases a year • Symptoms are more likely to be evident in men than in woman. • Symptoms for both sexes are chills, fever, loss of appetite, skin lesions, and arthritic symptoms • How does it affect Woman and Men?

9. HSV-2 (genital herpes virus) is passes primarily through penile-vaginal, oral-genital, oral-anal, or genital-anal contact Small, painful red bumps appear in the genital region or month HSV-1 (oral herpes) is passed by kissing or oral-genital contact. Bumps become painful blisters and eventually rupture to form wet, open sores. Herpes

10. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is passes primarily through pinkish-vaginal, oral-genital, oral-anal, or genital-anal contact Hard yellow gray growths on dry skin areas Soft pinkish-red, and cauliflower-like growths on moist areas Symptoms usually appear as a small bump or group of bumps in the genital area. Warts can appear within weeks or months after sexual contact with an infected partner—even if the infected partner has no signs of genital warts. Genital Warts

11. Genital Warts Continued • Cervical cancer and other, less common but serious cancers, including cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and oropharynx (back of throat including base of tongue and tonsils). • If left untreated, genital warts might go away, remain unchanged, or increase in size or number. They will not turn into cancer.

12. Viral Hepatitis • Viral hepatitis is a disease in which liver function is impaired by a viral infection. • There are three major types of viral hepatitis: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. • Each of these forms of viral hepatitis is caused by a different virus.

13. Hepatitis A • Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). • HAV infection is primarily transmitted by the fecal-oral route, by either person-to-person contact or through consumption of contaminated food or water. • Hepatitis A vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent HAV infection.

14. Hepatitis B • Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). • HBV infection can cause acute illness and lead to chronic or lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. • HBV is transmitted through blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and saliva.

15. Hepatitis C • Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that sometimes results in an acute illness, but most often becomes a silent, chronic infection that can lead to cirrhosis (scarring), liver failure, liver cancer, and death. • HCV is spread by contact with the blood of an infected person. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C.

16. Candidiasis (Yeast Infection) • The fungus Candida albicans accelerates growth when normal chemical balance of the vagina is disturbed. Can be passed trough sexual interaction. • Growth can accelerate due to pregnancy, use of oral contraceptives, or diabetes.

17. Public Lice “Crabs” • Pubic louse is spread through body contact or through shared clothing or bedding. • Persistent itching. • Lice are visible and can be located in pubic or other body hair.

18. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) • Blood, semen, and vaginal fluids are the major vehicles for transmitting HIV (which attacks the immune system). • Passes primarily through penile-vaginal, oral-genital, oral-anal, or by genital-anal contact or by needle sharing among injection drug users.

19. AIDS Symptoms • Common symptoms include fever, night sweats, weight loss, chronic fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea and or bloody stool, atypical bruising or bleeding, skin rashes, headache, chronic cough, and whitish coating on the tongue or throat.

20. Discussion Questions • 1.What are ways that you can prevent your self from getting and of these infections? • 2.How would you react if you found out you, your partner, a member of your family, and or a friend had one of these infections?

21. Sources • http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/medical/IM00912 • http://www.doctortipster.com/2268-syphilis-symptoms-and-clinical-stages.html • http://www.genital-warts-help.org/ • http://www.in.gov/isdh/17438.htm • http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HAV/Historical-USMap.htm • http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/hepatitis/index.asp • http://tpis1.upmc.com:81/tpis/liver/ILACHepB.html • http://findmeacure.com/2011/05/25/hepatitis-c/ • http://www.candidiasiscure.com/ • http://www.medicinenet.com/pubic_lice_crabs/article.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS