Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

• PDCP GRADE 10

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What is an STI??

• An STI is a sexually transmitted infection that
  is contracted through unprotected sex.
• Unprotected includes oral sex as well as
  intercourse.

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You Need to Realize That

• You can contract some STIs more than once and
  you can have more than one STI at a time.
• STIs can become dangerous if ignored.

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How are STIs Transmitted?

• Germs cause STIs. These include bacteria,
  viruses, fungi, and parasites
• Germs require certain things in order to grow and
  multiply
• These include warmth, darkness, moisture, mucous
  lining, and a good blood supply

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Signs and Symptoms

• Redness, swelling and/or discharge
• Burning when you urinate (pee)
• Itching in the genital area
• Sores, rashes and/or bumps
• Pain
• Abnormal vaginal bleeding (especially during
  intercourse)
• It is very common to have NO signs or symptoms

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Types of STIS

• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Syphilis
• Herpes
• AIDS/HIV
• HPV (genital warts)

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Chlamydia

• Chlamydia is one of the most common and serious
  STIs.
• Sometimes, the symptoms are so mild that a person
  may not notice them.
• Men often have no symptoms and can spread the
  infection without knowing they have it.
• It is very important that Chlamydia be treated
  right away!

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Chlamydia What to look for

• Females
• -a new or different discharge from the vagina
• -a burning feeling when urinating
• -pain in the lower abdomen
• - fever and chills
• -pain during sex
• -vaginal bleeding between periods
• -vaginal bleeding after intercourse

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Chlamydia What to look for

• Males
• -a watery or milky drip from the penis
• -an itchy feeling inside the penis
• -a burning feeling when urinating
• -pain or swelling in the testicles

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Gonorrhea

• You may have heard of this STI by other names
  such as "the clap" or "a dose."
• The bacteria can grow in the mouth, throat, eyes,
  and anus.

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Gonorrhea

• Symptoms include burning sensation during
  urination, and thick yellow discharge for both
  men/women
• It may take 2-21 days after sex to notice symptoms

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Urethral Discharge from Gonorrhea
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3 Stages of Syphilis

• SIGNS SYMPTOMS
• 1st stage A small chancre (or sore) will appear
  where syphilis entered the body. If not treated,
  it will move to the second stage.

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3 stages of Syphilis

• SIGNS SYMPTOMS
• 2nd Stage The chancre may go away but you will
  develop a rash, that is not itchy, on other parts
  of your body, like the palms of your hands or the
  bottom of your feet.

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3 stages of Syphilis

• 3rd Stage
• 2nd stage symptoms subside. Disease can now
  damage organs like the heart, liver, brain,
  nerves, eyes, blood vessels, bones, and joints.
• Over time, it can cause paralysis, numbness,
  gradual blindness, dementia, and eventually death

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Herpes

• Herpes is a virus.
• It can be known as type HSV-1 or HSV-2
• Many people who've been infected with HSV never
  know they have the disease
• No signs or symptoms? The signs and symptoms of
  HSV can be so mild they go unnoticed.
• Half of those infected with HSV have only one
  outbreak in their lifetimes.

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Herpes Signs and Symptoms

• Pain or itching around your genital area,
  buttocks or inner thighs 10 days after exposure
• Several days later-small red bumps appear
• They blister and rupture, becoming ulcers that
  ooze or bleed
• 3-4 days later they form scabs that later heal
• THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE VIRUS IS GONE!!
  

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What is HPV?

• Human Pappillomavirus
• Transmitted through skin to skin contact
• Affects cells inside and outside the body
• These include surfaces of the skin, lining of the
  mouth, tongue, throat, tonsils, vagina, penis,
  cervix, and anus.
• Most common type of HPV is genital warts

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HPV (Genital Warts)
FEMALE
MALE
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Genital Warts

• VERY contagious
• 66 of people who come in contact with genital
  warts will become infected
• Symptoms include itching and burning
• The cauliflower-like growths are unsightly and
  embarrassing and associated with a high incidence
  of depression, sexual dysfunction and disruptions
  to long-term relationships.

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HIV/AIDS

• HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
• AIDS gt Serious condition that compromises
  persons immune system
• Person can have virus and be completely healthy
• Only way to diagnose is through blood test

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