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There are about 19.7 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections in
the United States every year. __ in __ Americans will have at least one STI
sometime in their life.
bacteria, viruses, and/or parasites
Sexual behavior does not cause STIs. The behavior is merely the mode of
transmission for __________,_______, and/ or ________ that must be
present for the infections to be transmitted. These causative agents are
nondiscriminating- anyone having sex with an infected partner can get a
sexually transmitted infection.
gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis.
The three most common STI's (in the United States) caused by bacteria are
____________,___________, and __________.
gonorrhea and chlamydia
no symptoms
In the early stages of _______ and ______ most women and many men show
______________
,pelvic inflammatory disease
If they are not treated, the bacteria that cause these two STIs can invade the
upper reproductive tract and cause prostatitis and epididymitis in men and
_____________ in women.
Syphilis
________ passes through several stages, and if left untreated can cause
organ damage and death.
antibiotics.
These types of STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) can be treated with
___________
true
T/F: Sexually transmitted infections caused by viruses are generally incurable
because the viruses live inside normal body cells.
herpes; direct skin to skin contact
________ has been around since biblical times and is spread by
____________.
more casual contact
Genital herpes is almost always transmitted by genital-to-genital or mouth-to-
genital contact; oral herpes is usually spread by _____________
recurrent, active
After the primary attack, many herpes sufferers experience __________
attacks when the virus replicates and sheds. The virus is most easily
transmitted during _________ attacks, but can be transmitted at other times.
liver, contaminated feces, blood/body fluids
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the _____ that can be caused by contact with
______ ______ (Hepatitis A) or infected __________ (Hepatitis B).
sexually transmitted, AIDS
, Over one half of all cases of hepatitis B are ____________ _____________.
More Americans die from the complications of hepatitis C each year than
________.
human papilloma virus,
Warts in the genital and anal areas are caused by certain types of the
___________________ Other types of the virus are associates with cancer of
the cervix and penis. Physicians can attempt to remove the warts or abnormal
cervical cells, but they cannot attack the viruses directly; this, in many cases,
the condition reappears.
human immunodeficiency
AIDS is cased by the _________ __________ virus.
CD4+, immune system.
HIV invades and destroys ______ (also called helper T) cells, white blood
cells that are a critical part of the body's ______________
asymptomatic, so weakened that the individual's life is threatened.
Most people infected with HIV remain ______________ for several years. HIV
infection is not called AIDS until the immune system is
________________________________
opportunistic infections. 11 years. simian
People with AIDS eventually die from a variety ________ _________. Without
medication, about half of all individuals who become infected with HIV will
develop AIDS within________. HIV originated in Africa from ____________
(non-human primate) immunodeficiency viruses.
intimate sexual contact
AIDS is transmitted by _______________ and exposure to infected blood. It is
not spread by ___________ ______________.
men and women
HIV infection is a true pandemic, with at least 37 million people currently
infected worldwide. Worldwide, most cases are spread by sexual activity
between _______ and _______ .