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What is a sexually transmitted infection?
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presence in the human body of an infectious agent that can be transferred sexually
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What is a sexually transmitted disease?
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disease caused by STI that produces symptoms.
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What is the human papilomavirus?
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pathogen that causes genital warts and increases the risk of cervical cancer
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What is herpes simplex?
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- conditions caused by 1 of the herpes viruses and characterized by lesions of the skin and mucous membranes
- sexually transmitted and cause genital blisters/sores |
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What is chlamydia?
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- STI caused by chlamydia trachomatis
- asymptomatic in women - characterized by urinary pain - if undetected and untreated may result in pelvic inflammatory disease |
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What is pelvic inflammatory disease?
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- inflammation of the internal female genital tract
- characterized by; abdominal pain, fever, tenderness of the cervix |
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What is gonorrhea?
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- STI caused by Neisseria gonorhoeae
- symptoms; discharge from the penis, women are asymptomatic |
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What is nongonococcal urethritis?
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inflammation of the urethra caused by organisms other than the gonococcus bacterium
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What is syphilis?
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- STI caused by Treponema pallidrum
- characterized by; early sores, latent period, final period of life threatening symptoms, brain damage, heart failure |
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What is chanchroid?
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soft, painful sore or localized infection usually acquired through sexual contact
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What is human immunodeficiency virus?
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virus that causes a spectrum of health problems, ranging from symptomless infection to change int he immune system, to the development of life threatening diseases because of impaired immunity
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What is acquired immune deficiency syndrome?
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- final stages of HIV infection
- characterized by; variety of severe illnesses, decreased levels of certain immune cells |
