Sexually Transmistted Diseases

1. Sexually Transmistted Diseases

2. Most Prevalent STD’s in Haiti Gonorrhea Chlamydia HIV/AIDS Trichomoniasis Syphilis

3. Sexual History Statistics for Haiti:

4. Gonorrhea • Symptoms in men include: • Burning and pain while urinating • Increased urinary frequency or urgency • Discharge from the penis (white, yellow, or green in color) • Red or swollen opening of penis (urethra) • Tender or swollen testicles • Sore throat (gonococcalpharyngitis) • Symptoms in women: • Vaginal discharge • Burning and pain while urinating • Increased urination • Sore throat • Painful sexual intercourse • Severe pain in lower abdomen (if the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes and stomach area • Fever (if the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes and stomach area) • If the infection spreads to the bloodstream, fever, rash, and arthritis-like symptoms may occur. Caused by the bacteria Neisseriagonorrhoeae Can be spread from contact with the mouth, vagina, penis, or anus.

5. Gonorrhea Treatments: A gonorrhea infection that has not spread to the bloodstream or other areas almost always can be cured with antibiotics. Gonorrhea that has spread is a more serious infection but almost always gets better with treatment.

6. Chlamydia • Symptoms in Men: • Burning sensation during urination • Discharge from the penis or rectum • Testicular tenderness or pain • Rectal discharge or pain • Symptoms in Women: • Burning sensation during urination • Painful sexual intercourse • Rectal pain or discharge • Vaginal discharge Almost half the women with Gonorrhea also have Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis It is the most common STD in the United States

7. HIV/AIDS Can be spread by: Sexual contact -- including oral, vaginal, and anal sex Through blood -- through blood transfusions, accidental needlesticks, or needle sharing From mother to child -- a pregnant woman can transmit the virus to her fetus through their shared blood circulation, or a nursing mother can pass it to her baby in her breast milk

8. Symptoms of HIV/AIDS Diarrhea Fatigue Fever Frequent vaginal yeast infections Headache Mouth sores, including yeast infection (thrush) Muscle stiffness or aching Rashes of different types, including seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis Sore throat Swollen lymph glands

9. Trichomoniasis Caused by a parasite entering the body through sexual contact. Symptoms in women include a green or yellow discharge from the vagina, itching in or near the vagina and discomfort with urination. Most men don't have any symptoms, but it can cause irritation inside the penis. You can cure trichomoniasis with antibiotics. In men, the infection usually goes away on its own without causing symptoms. But an infected man can continue to infect or reinfect a woman until he gets treated. So it's important that both partners get treated at the same time.

10. Syphilis Caused by bacteria Infects the genital area, lips, mouth, or anus of both men and women. You can get syphilis from sexual contact with someone who has it. It can also pass from mother to baby during pregnancy. The early stage of syphilis usually causes a single, small, painless sore. Sometimes it causes swelling in nearby lymph nodes. If you do not treat it, syphilis usually causes a non-itchy skin rash, often on your hands and feet. Many people do not notice symptoms for years. Symptoms can go away and come back.

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