Cole Harbour High School

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Cole Harbour High School

• STI Presentation
• Ms.Harris Class

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Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases STD 101
for Non-Clinicians

• Developed by
• The Training and Health
• Communications Branch, in partnership with
• the Program Development and Support Branch,
• Division of STD Prevention
• NCHSTP, CDC

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Topics

• Gonorrhea
• Chlamydia
• Syphilis
• Herpes
• HPV genital warts

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Gonorrhea
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Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea

• Gonorrhea is sometimes called clap, drip, dose,
  strain, gleet or the whites
• Gonorrhea is caused by a bacteria
• Incubation Period 1-30 days (average 2-5 days)
• The person can pass it on

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Testing Treatment for Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea

• Easily detected by a simple lab test and
• Easily cured with antibiotics but often has no
  symptoms
• Any damage cannot be repaired

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Complications in Males
Gonorrhea

• Swollen or tender testicles (epididymitis)

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Gonorrhea Symptoms in Males
Gonorrhea

• Discharge from the penis (may be thick, milky
  white, yellowish, or greenish)
• Burning upon urination

Source CDC/NCHSTP/Division of STD Prevention,
STD Clinical Slides
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Swollen or Tender Testicles (Epididymitis)
Gonorrhea
Source Health Awareness Connection,
http//www.healthac.org/images.html
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Complications in Females
Gonorrhea

• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

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Gonorrhea Symptoms in Females
Gonorrhea

• Painful urination
• Abnormal uterine bleeding
• Pain during sex
• Most do not know they have it

Source CDC/NCHSTP/Division of STD Prevention,
STD Clinical Slides
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Chlamydia
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Chlamydia
Chlamydia

• Chlamydia is caused by a bacteria
• Incubation Period 2-3 weeks
• The person can pass it on
• Without testing may not know its there

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Presentation of Chlamydia
Chlamydia

• Symptoms in Females
• Abnormal vaginal discharge
• Pain during sex
• Possibly no symptoms
• Complications, if not treated
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
• Infertility

• Symptoms in Males
• Discharge from the penis (may be runny, whitish)
• Burning upon urination
• Complications, if not treated
• Swollen and tender testicles (epididymitis)
• Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)

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Testing Treatment for Chlamydia
Chlamydia

• Easily detected by a urine test for males and
  pap test for females

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Syphilis
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Syphilis
Syphilis

• Syphilis is sometimes called bad blood , pox,
  lues, or a zipper cut
• Syphilis is caused by a bacterium
• Incubation Period 10-90 days (average 21 days)

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Common Symptoms of SyphilisPrimary Stage
Syphilis

• Occurs in males and females
• A painless sore called a chancre. The sore may
  be located on the genitals, lips, anus, or other
  area of direct contact
• The chancre will last 1-5 weeks and heal without
  treatment
• The person can pass it on

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Common Symptoms of SyphilisSecondary Stage
Syphilis

• May include skin rashes, fever, swollen lymph
  glands, headache, hair loss, and muscle ache
• The skin rash may be on the palms of hands,
  bottoms of the feet, or any part of the body
• The rash may last 2-6 weeks (average of 4 weeks)
  it will heal without treatment
• The person may be able to pass it on

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Common Symptoms of SyphilisLate Stage
Syphilis

• Symptoms may include paralysis, insanity,
  blindness, damage to knee joints, personality
  changes, impotency, aneurysm (ballooning of a
  blood vessel), or tumor on the skin or internal
  organs

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Testing Treatment for Syphilis
Syphilis

• Easily detected by a blood test and
• Easily cured with antibiotics
• But any damage done to the body cannot be
  repaired.

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Oral Primary Syphilis Chancre
Syphilis
Source CDC/ NCHSTP/ Division of STD Prevention,
STD Clinical Slides
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Secondary Syphilis Body Rash
Syphilis
Source CDC/ NCHSTP/ Division of STD Prevention,
STD Clinical Slides
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Secondary Syphilis Palm Rash
Syphilis
Source CDC/ NCHSTP/ Division of STD Prevention,
STD Clinical Slides
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Congenital Syphilis
Syphilis

• A mother can pass syphilis on to her unborn child

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Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
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Genital Herpes
Herpes

• There are two common kinds of Herpes and both are
  caused by a virus
• Herpes I is also called a cold sore, or a fever
  blister
• Herpes II is Genital Herpes
• Incubation Period 2-7 days

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Common Symptoms of Genital Herpes
Herpes

• Small red sores that can last up to 2-3 weeks,
  and may be on the penis, vagina, anus, buttocks,
  thighs, mouth, or finger
• Symptoms may include swollen lymph glands, muscle
  aches, headache, fever, and difficult urination

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Testing Treatment for Genital Herpes
Herpes

• Can be detected by culturing the lesion
• Symptoms can be treated with prescribed
  medications
• Herpes cannot be cured

• You can still spread Herpes even if you are
  taking medicine!

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Herpes Complications
Herpes

• If not treated in adults Genital Herpes may cause
  stress and pain
• Lethal to neonates

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Genital Herpes in a Male
Herpes
Source CDC/NCHSTP/Division of STD, STD Clinical
Slides
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Herpes in a Female
Herpes
Source CDC/NCHSTP/Division of STD, STD Clinical
Slides
Source Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training
Center
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You can get herpes anywhere . . .
Herpes
Source Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training
Center
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

• Genital Warts

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Human Papillomavirus(commonly called Genital
Warts)
HPV

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is also known as
  venereal warts
• Genital Warts are caused by a virus
• Incubation Period 3 weeks9 months
• HPV infection is causally associated with
  cervical cancer and probably other anal, penile,
  vulvar, vaginal cancers
• Over 99 of cervical cancers have HPV DNA
  detected within the tumor

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Common Symptoms of Genital Warts in Males
Females
HPV

• The symptoms may include single or multiple
  fleshy growths around the penis, vagina, anus,
  urethra
• They may also include itching, bleeding, or
  burning, and pain
• The symptoms may recur from time to time

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Complications of Genital Warts(if untreated)
HPV

• It may destroy body tissue around the genitals
  and anus
• It may lead to cancer of the cervix in women

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Testing Treatment for Genital Warts
HPV

• Can be detected in a clinical exam
• Can be treated by removing the warts
• The virus cannot be removed, so the warts may
  grow back.

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Oral Warts
HPV
Source Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training
Center
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Female Genital Warts
HPV
Source CDC/NCHSTP/Division of STD, STD Clinical
Slides
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Genital Warts in a Male
HPV
Source CDC/ NCHSTP/ Division of STD Prevention,
STD Clinical Slides
Source Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training
Center
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If you have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex,
you are at risk for STIs.
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Useful Information

• Yearly check-ups are necessary.
• Everytime you change partners you need to be
  checked.
• Pap tests for women are easy to access
• STI testing for men and women is easy to access
• All testing is confidential

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NOWWHERE TO GO!!!

• Planned Parenthood Metro Clinic-Halifax
• 201-6009 Quinpool Road
• Phone [phone]
• Website http//www.pphalifax.ca
• Family Focus Dartmouth Well Women Clinic
• Family Doctor

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You Also Have!!!!

• CAVWAY YOUTH HEALTH CENTRE
• Diane MacLean Public Health Services
• Phone [phone]
• dmaclea5_at_staff.ednet.ns.ca