Chapter 9 sexually transmitted diseases
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- 2. Other Names – Syph, Bad Blood, The Pox Transmission: Vaginal sex, anal sex, oral sex, skin-to-skin contact w/ infected areas of open sores or rashes. Treatment: Cured w/ antibiotics Effects: Heart disease, blindness, crippling, insanity, brain damage, & severe illness or death of newborns
- 3. Symptoms: Primary Stage: Painless sore at site of entry of germ (sex organ or mouth); swollen glands Secondary Stage: (1 wk. – 6 mos. after chancre) Rash on palms of hands & soles of feet or over entire body; patchy hair loss; sore throat; swollen, painful joints Primary & Secondary symptoms will go away even w/o treatment; but the germs continue to spread throughout body. Latent Stage: (5-20 yrs.) no outward signs, but bacteria may be invading inner organs including the heart and brain.
- 5. Other Names: GC, The Clap, Drip Transmission: vaginal sex, anal sex, oral sex, via hand moistened w/ infected secretions & placed in contact w/ eyes Treatment: Cured w/ antibiotics (penicillin) Effects: Sterility; blindness; PID – Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; eye damage in newborns (acquired from mother’s vagina during childbirth)
- 6. Genitals, anus, throat & eyes can be infected. Males: burning urination & pus discharge from penis; testicle pain Female: thick vaginal discharge; anal irritation; inflamed, reddened cervix Both: mucous discharge from anus; blood & pus in feces; sore throat; vomiting; fever; rash
- 8. Transmission: vaginal sex, anal sex, via hand moistened w/ infected secretions & placed in contact w/ mucous membranes Treatment: Curable w/ antibiotics (tetracycline) Effects: sterility; premature & still births; infant pneumonia & eye infections which can lead to blindness; infertility
- 9. Symptoms: Tend to develop slowly & are often mild. Females: slight vaginal discharge; itching & burning of vagina; painful intercourse; abdominal pain; fever in later stages Males: discharge from penis; burning & itching at urethral opening; burning sensation during urination
- 11. Other Names: herpes simplex virus type 2 Transmission: vaginal sex, anal sex, oral sex, skin-to- skin contact with infected areas Treatment: No cure; drugs available which lessen the effects Effects: Can be fatal to infants; women w/ HSV may have a greater risk of developing cervical cancer
- 12. Symptoms: Type I is found above the waist & type II is below. Type I – cold sores or fever blisters on lips, face, & mouth Type II – painful blisters or sores on the genitals & rectum that break, crust over, & heal in 2-4 weeks
- 14. Symptoms: warty growths around genital & anal area Transmission: vaginal sex, anal sex, oral sex, skin-to-skin contact w/ infected areas Treatment: medication applied to warts, freezing or laser therapy, or surgical removal Effects: discomfort; can grow to large size & obstruct vagina, urethra, or anus; can be transmitted to infant during birth
- 16. Symptoms: nausea, fever, loss of appetite, dark “cola- colored” urine, abdominal pain, jaundice (yellow eyes & skin) Transmission: anal sex, vaginal sex, oral sex, shared drug needles, biting, scratching Treatment: No cure; most persons recover within 6-8 weeks. Bed rest & good nutrition; vaccine available for high risk people. Effects: severe illness, liver damage; death; premature birth or spontaneous abortion
- 18. Other Names: Crabs, cooties Symptoms: intense itching; freckle-like marks or nits (eggs) in pubic hair Transmission: body-to-body contact, unclean toilets, infested bedding or clothing Treatment: cured w/ special creams, lotions, or shampoos that can be bought at a drugstore Effects: None.
- 20. Breaks down body’s immune system & lowers its resistance to infection. Can you get AIDS from having your ears pierced? Can you get AIDS from mosquito's? Can you get AIDS from hold hands, sharing a drinking glass, or somebody’s sweat?
- 21. # of teens w/ HIV has more than doubled since 1989 AIDS is the 6th leading cause of death for people ages 15-24 65% of all people with AIDS are in their 20’s, w/ the disease probably contracted during their teens 37% of all teens diagnosed w/ AIDS are female ½ of all hemophiliacs have AIDS 8.2-10 years average incubation period 1,204 w/ AIDS in Indiana; 769 have died (1995)
- 22. Unprotected sexual intercourse w/ infected person Blood transfusions w/ contaminated blood or blood products Sharing contaminated drug needles Prenatal transmission --- infected mother to her child If baby is infected, life expectancy is 24 months.
- 23. Swollen glands in neck, armpit, & groin Weight loss of 10 lbs. or more w/o dieting High fevers or night sweats Dry cough (not from smoking) Persistent diarrhea Unexplained fatigue White spots (thrush) in mouth or throat Unexplained blotches on skin All these symptoms tend to last a long time & gradually get worse.
- 24. HIV – human immunodeficiency virus; causes AIDS. Treatment No cure at the present time for AIDS No vaccines for prevention of AIDS Medications AZT & DDI help many infected people live longer. AIDS test is $45 at most Hospitals
- 25. Not spread by dry kissing. (AIDS virus can be in saliva; but no documented cases of people who got AIDS by mouth-to-mouth kissing.) Not spread through casual contact. Not spread by sneezes, clothing, or bedding. Animals are not AIDS carriers. Condoms are not foolproof, but help.
- 28. The number of adults living alone is increasing in our society. Pregnancy can occur the first time sexual intercourse takes place. Compared to older women, teenage mothers are twice as likely to have low birth-weight babies or premature babies. In an adoption, the birthparents get to meet or know the adoptive parents. Once you have been cured of an STD, you can get it again.
- 29. Abstinence is the only guaranteed effective means of preventing pregnancy and the most effective means of avoiding STD’s. Today, most teenage girls who become pregnant do not marry the person who fathered the child. Using a condom does not guarantee that sex will be safe. If an unmarried couple was living together and one died, social security benefits would not be paid to the surviving partner.
- 30. Lifestyles – A set of behaviors adopted by person choice. Married couples who choose not to have children often view parenthood as a difficult and demanding task. In an agency adoption, a counselor works with the pregnant mother to help her with her problems and concerns. An adoption in which the birthparents go through the legal process of placing their baby directly with a family they have selected is called an open or independent adoption.