2. Chlamydia (Both M and F)
Attacks the reproductive system.
Bacterial Infection
Causes:
Infertility
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in women
(PID). Damages the fallopian tubes & pelvic
cavity.
Ectopic Pregnancy- fertilized egg grows in
one of the fallopian tubes
3. Chlamydia
Signs and Symptoms
Burning during urination
Discharge
Can be symptomless
Treated by Antibiotics
Treatment
Antibiotics
14. Genital Herpes (Both M and F)
Viral Infection
Treatment
No cure… during an outbreak treated with
antiviral medication
Signs and Symptoms
Clumps of blisters may develop
May be painful & itch
Outbreaks can occur throughout life.
Don’t need to be active to transmit
Can’t be cured, but treatable through antiviral
drugs and creams
20. Human Papilloma Virus
HPV (Both M and F)
Develop Genital warts in 10% of people or could be
symptomless
Causes
Cervical cancer
Anal cancer
Genital warts
Throat warts
Treatment
No cure for HPV, but treatment for the diseases it can
cause
Surgery
freezing off
applying medication Doesn’t cure
Pap test
25. Syphilis (Both M and F)
Signs
hard painless sore
Swollen glands, skin rash, hair loss, or flulike
symptoms
Can attack organs
Causes
death or brain damage of fetus
Treated
antibiotics
31. Hepatitis B (Both M and F)
Attacks the liver, causes severe illness.
A Virus
Can Cause
Liver disease
Treatment
No cure
Drugs to help treat the disease
Signs and Symptoms
Can have no symptoms
Headache
Joint problems
Dark urine
33. Pubic Lice aka Crabs
(Both M and F)
A Parasites
Treatment
Over the Counter drugs
Prescription drugs
Signs and Symptoms
Itching in the genital and/or anal area
Mild fever
Feeling run down
Lice or small eggs in pubic hair
39. Other Infections
Yeast infection-
yeast living in the infected area rapidly
multiply
Cured by creams
Urinary Tract infection (UTI)
Caused by bacteria
Jock Itch
fungal infection
41. HIV/AIDS
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
42. HIV
Disease infects the body and can
remain undetected for months or years.
It attacks the immune system and tricks
it into rapidly producing the virus. The
immune system then attacks it’s own
cells in an attempt to rid the body of the
virus.
43. AIDS
When T-Cell (types of white blood cells)
levels drop below a certain level (below
200 milliliters), the HIV virus becomes
AIDS
Diseases will begin to show up that a
person with a high functioning immune
system wouldn’t develop:
PCP- an otherwise rare form of pneumonia
Kaposi’s (Ka-PO-she) sarcoma- rare skin
cancer
46. Transmission of HIV/AIDS
Sexual Transmission (semen, vaginal
secretion)
Drug abuse (Needles/contact with
blood)
Pregnancy, Birth, Breastfeeding
Blood Transfusions & Tissue
Transplants
Medical Care
47. Strategies against Sexual
Transmission of AIDS & STD
Abstinence- ONLY 100% effective way
to prevent sexually transmitted disease.
Don’t have a sexual relationship with a
partner who’s sexual history you don’t
know.
Condoms