Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• By Ms. Hansen

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Chlamydia--the silent killer of dreams

• 4 Million cases every year
• 30 - 40 of sexually active teens have Chlamydia
• Females contract more than half of these cases
• Newborns may develop serious eye, ear, and lung
  infections

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Symptoms

• Asymptomatic
• 3/4 of women and 1/4 of men have no symptoms
• Symptoms are usually noticed 1 - 3 weeks after

Females

• Whitish vaginal discharge
• Burning when urinating

Males

• Discharge from Penis
• Burning sensation and itching
• Painful urination

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Diagnosis

• Take a culture of cells from the cervix or penis

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Complications

• Woman can also develop PID and NGU. Both can
  seriously damage the reproduction system.
• Can also cause Ectopic Pregnancy
• Sterility in both men and women

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Treatment

• Antibiotics
• Can be cured since it is caused by a bacteria

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Chlamydia
Lymphogranuloma Venereum--Genital Ulcer
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Genital Herpes--Symptoms

• Headaches
• Fever
• Aching muscles
• Swollen glands
• Blisters or sores on the genitals

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Diagnosis

• By the appearance of the blisters
• Pap smears
• Cultures
• Blood test

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Complications

• Can cause blindness
• Woman can develop uterine and cervical cancer
• Miscarriages
• Stillbirth
• Congenital disorders
• Can spread to infants during pregnancy and
  childbirth

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Treatment

• The outbreaks can be treated
• Genital Herpes is NOT Curable
• It is caused by a virus

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Genital Herpes
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Syphilis --the Ancient Killer

• Symptons--Passed via skin contact from a syphilis
  sore, called a chancre (painless sore)
• Transmitted to either partner through vaginal,
  anal, or oral sex
• Diagnosis-- examining the fluid from the chancre
  and sores under microscope
• Blood test

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Complications

• Can cause serious damage to an unborn child
  before or during birth
• Can cause death
• Sterility
• Damage to organs
• Insanity

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Treatments

• Can be treated with Penicillin but can not repair
  damage already done.
• It is a bacteria and can be treated.

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Gonorrhea--The Clap
Symptoms MEN- creamy or green pus-like discharge
from the penis and painful urination(burning
sensation) and testicular pain WOMEN-bleeding
between periods, creamy or pus-like or bloody
vaginal discharge,excessive bleeding during
menstrual period, irritation of the vulva, lower
abdominal pain, painful intercourse, pain
urination(burning sensation), rectal infection,
throat infectionSymptoms usually appear 2-7
days after infection in males but it can
sometimes take up to 30 days for symptoms to
appear. Often there are no symptoms at all in
10-15 of men and 80 in women.
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Diagnosis

• Cell Culture (sample)
• Cells are collected from a womans cervix or a
  mans urethra
• Complications
• Sterility
• Heart Damage
• Arthritis
• Swollen Groin in Male
• PID in Female
• Increase risk of stillbirths
• Premature Delivery

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Treatment

• Medicines can treat and cure
• It is a bacteria so it can be cured

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Gonorrhea
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Genital Warts (Human Papilloma Virus)

• Symptoms--
• Genital warts are a flat caulflowerey,
• usually pinkish white in color.
• For females they usually appear on the
  labia,urethra,
• vagina, bladder,or anus.
• For males they usually appear on the
  penis,urethra,
• bladder,or anus.

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Diagnosis

• You See Them
• Complications--
• -destroy tissue
• -cancers
• -baby born with them on voice box
• -openings closed

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Treatment

• They can be burned off or frozen
• Once you have this you have it for life because
  it is a virus.
• It is not curable

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HPV Rectum
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Genital Warts
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Trichomoniasis

• Infection caused by a protozoan
• Infection develops that may involve the urethra,
  bladder, vagina, cervix
• Men--- asymptomatic most of the time but can
  include a tingling sensation in the penis,
  painful urination or thin discharge
• Women-unpleasant vaginal discharge, yellow-green
  or gray and has a foul odor

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Diagnosis

• Laboratory analysis of the discharge
• Complications
• Cause bladder and urethral infections
• Reinfection is common (both partners must be
  treated)
• Treatment
• -a powerful drug is used to treat
• It is curable since it is caused by a parasite.

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Trichomoniasis
Cervix
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Pelvic inflammatory Diseases

• Symptoms
• Abdominal tenderness and pain
• Fever
• Nausea and vomiting
• Pain during sexual intercourse
• Abnormal vaginal discharge

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Diagnosis

• By its sympoms and the presence of another
  infection that can cause PID
• Examine the internal reproductive organs for
  swelling and irritation
• Complications
• Surgery
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Treatment
• Medicines
• Can be cured if treated

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Pubic Lice
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Scabies
Scabies is an skin infection caused by mites. The
parasite is general skin or sexual contact.Mites
burrow beneath the skin and lay eggs. Then they
spread through out the skin. Diagnosis Under a
microscope Treatment -All clothing, bedding and
both people must be treated Lotions can be used
to cure scabies
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SCABIES