1. By :Sammy SanchezBy :Sammy Sanchez
Mr. HolleyMr. Holley
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12 November 201012 November 2010

2. What is it?
Yeast Infection: Yeast means fungus and the infection is when the fungus
begins to multiply in the vagina and it makes you feel uncomfortable
and itchy.
Toxic Shock: A systematic illness (effects the entire body) that can attack
your vital organs. It can be caused by wearing a tampon for too long.
Trichomoniasis: A single-celled parasite that travels from one person’s
sex organs to another’s during sexual intercourse. Affects both men
and women but it’s worse for women making them feel itchy and have
a smelly discharge.

3. What are the symptoms
Yeast Infection: Itchiness and irritation.
Toxic Shock: High fevers, Lightheadedness, confusion,
and kidney failure.
Trichomoniasis: For men, the penis is chaffy and has dry
itchy skin. For women, the vagina releases a smelly,
frothy discharge.

4. How do you get it?
Yeast Infection: antibiotics prescribed for acne, birth
control methods, pregnancy, menstruation, and tight
underwear. (Sommers)
Toxic Shock: Two types of bacteria cause toxic shock
syndrome: Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus
pyogenes. (Sommers)
Trichomonaisis: It is caused by a tiny, single-celled
parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis, which travels
from one person’s sex organs to another during
sexual intercourse or through exchange of sexual
fluids. (Sommers)

5. How do you prevent it?
Yeast infection: To prevent don’t have sex. Duh!
and then don’t get into too much stress and
don’t get injuries to that part of the body.
Toxic Shock: Don’t use tampons.
Trichomonaisis: Don’t have sex.

6. How do you treat it?
Yeast infection: Esophageal involvement often results in difficult or
painful swallowing (Hawley).
Toxic shock: Because of the severity of the illness, almost all
patients with toxic shock syndrome require hospitalization.
Intravenous fluids and other medications are administered
to improve the blood pressure, and antibiotics are used to
kill the bacteria and to decrease production of the toxins
that they release (Seymann).
Trichomonaisis : no treatment

7. JournalJournal
I don’t know anything about Trich or YeastI don’t know anything about Trich or Yeast
infection, but toxic shock is when a girlinfection, but toxic shock is when a girl
has a tampon in for too long that the bodyhas a tampon in for too long that the body
starts to fight it. I know that STD’s arestarts to fight it. I know that STD’s are
bad and can potentially kill you becausebad and can potentially kill you because
they are uncurable. Most STD’s arethey are uncurable. Most STD’s are
treatable. Other STD’s are Herpes or coldtreatable. Other STD’s are Herpes or cold
sores which are transmitted by mouth tosores which are transmitted by mouth to
mouth or mouth to genital. HPV ismouth or mouth to genital. HPV is
transmitted by skin to skin contact andtransmitted by skin to skin contact and
has no treatment.=]has no treatment.=]

8. Works cited:
 Sommers, Michael. "Yeast Infections, Toxic Shock Syndrome and Trichomoniasis." Teen
Health and Wellness. Rosen, 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/article/335/yeast-infections-toxic-shock-and
trichomoniasis->.
 Seymann, Gregory B. "Toxic shock syndrome." Magills Medical Guide. Ed. Tracy Irons-
Georges, 4th rev. ed. 5 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2008. Salem Health Web.
12 Nov. 2010.
 Seymann, Gregory B. "Toxic shock syndrome." Magills Medical Guide. Ed. Tracy Irons-
Georges, 4th rev. ed. 5 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2008. Salem Health Web.
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