| HIV/AIDS |
- Flu-like symptoms that won't go away
- Weight loss
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- White spots in mouth
- May not appear for many years
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- Sexual contact with infected blood or sexual fluids
- Sharing needles
- Contact with infected blood
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Blood test |
Medications to help strengthen the immune system. Rest. |
NO |
- The virus destroys the immune system leaving the body unable to fight infections.
- May eventually cause death.
- May be passed from mother to fetus or newborn.
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| Chlamydia |
- Many males and most females have no symptoms
- Discharge from vagina, penis or rectum
- Pain/burning during urination
- Sore throat
- Abdominal pain
- Pain during sex
- Females may bleed during or after sex
- Symptoms begin 1-3 weeks or longer after contact
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Direct sexual contact (oral, anal, vaginal) with infected sexual fluids |
- Swab of urethra in males
- Swab of cervix in females
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Antibiotics |
YES |
- Can cause Pelvic Inflamatory Disease (PID) in women
- Can cause eye infections or pneumonia in newborns
- Problem pregnancies
- Increased risk of cervical cancer
- Problems with prostate
- Disease affecting testicles
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| Crabs |
- Persistent itch in pubic hair — usually worse at night
- May see live crab or brown specs in underwear
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- Close physical contact with an infected person (especially sexual contact)
- Also possible through sharing bedding, clothes, towels, and possibly toilet seats
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Visual examination |
Medicated lotion applied to pubic hair |
YES |
Secondary infections from scratching |
| Human Papilloma Virus (HPV or genital warts) |
- Fleshy growth on, or in sex organs
- Itching or burning on, or in, sex organs
- Painful blisters on, in, or around sex organs
- In women, may be in the vagina or on the cervix, where they may go unnoticed
- Or there may be no symptoms
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- Skin to skin contact with infected or previously infected person
- Sexual contact (oral, anal, vaginal)
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- Direct visual exam
- Pap test in women
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Application of chemical solution, freezing, or surgical removal |
NO, but can be treated during outbreaks. Virus stays in the body and outbreaks can occur at anytime. |
- Transmission to newborn
- Increased risk of cervical cancer
- Increased risk of cancer of the penis
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| Herpes |
- Tiny cluster of painful blisters or sores containing clear liquid
- Blisters break open, heal and then disappear
- Itching or burning on, or around sex organs
- Flu-like symptoms
- Re-occurrences are likely.
- Or there may be no symptoms
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Sexual contact (anal, oral, vaginal, or skin to skin) |
Swab of sores or blisters |
Antiviral medications (cream or pills) |
NO |
- Transmission to newborn which can cause complications
- Can pass virus to other sites if not careful with handwashing after touching sores
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| Hepatitis B |
- Flu-like symptoms that do not go away
- Dark urine
- Jaundice
- Or there may be no symptoms
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- Sexual contact (oral, anal, vaginal)
- Sharing of needles
- Contact with infected blood
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Blood test |
Rest and good nutrition |
NO, but can be prevented by vaccine |
- Transmission to newborn
- Liver damage (cirrhosis and cancer of the liver)
- Can be unknown carrier
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| Syphilis |
- Stage 1: Sores on mouth, vaginal area, breast, penis, and/or fingers. Appears 10 days-3 months after exposure
- Stage 2: Rash on body, flu-like symptoms
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- Direct sexual contact with sores of infected person (oral, anal, vaginal, skin to skin).
- Case remains infectious for up to 2 years after infected
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Antibiotics |
YES, but damage done cannot be reversed |
- Transmission to fetus or newborn, can cause birth defects or miscarriage
- Heart disease
- Brain damage
- Spinal cord, bone, and joint damage
- Blindness
- Death, if untreated
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| Trichomonas |
| There are often no symptoms
For women:
- Foul smelling and frothy green vaginal discharge
- Vaginal itching or redness
- Painful sexual intercourse
- Lower abdominal discomfort
- Urge to urinate
For men:
- Discharge from the urethra
- Urge to urinate
- Burning sensation with urination
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- It is a parasitic infection
- Sexual contact (vaginal, anal, oral)
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- Pelvic examination
- Collection of specimens from the urethra
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Antibiotics |
YES |
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