STIs

1. Virus/ Bacteria

2. Curable or not

3. How do you get it

4. 3 symptoms Men and Women


Chlamydia
1. Bacteria
2. Curable with antibiotics (usually 1 dose)
3. Can be passed through having unprotected oral, anal or vaginal sex
4. Men: - Itching of the penis
- Pain while urinating
- Discharge of from penis Women: - Burning while urinating
- Vaginal discharge or a change in normal discharge
- Abdominal or lower back pain

HIV
1. Virus
2. Incurable
3. Transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids such as vaginal secretions, semen, pre- semen, breast milk and blood
4. HIV infection may not be suspected unless:
- Symptoms fail to go away with time
- Other possible causes have been disqualified
- The person is at a higher risk of HIV infection because of past sexual behavior or injection
drug use (often going back many years)
- The person is diagnosed with "opportunistic" illness, which is an illness that points to a
weakened immune system

HPV
1. Virus
2. Incurable but vaccine is available
3. Transmitted through skin- to- skin contact with the penis, scrotum, vagina, vulva, or anus of an infected person
4. Symptoms: - Itching or burning sensation and occasional minor bleeding as a result of anal sex or bowel movement
- The cauliflower- like growths are unsightly and embarrassment and associated
high incidence of of depression sexual dysfunction and disruptions to long- term
relationships

Gonorrhea
1. Bacteria
2. Curable with antibiotics
3. Transmitted through unprotected oral, anal, and vaginal sex with an infected person. It can also be spread from an infected mother to her baby during birth.
4. Symptoms: No symptoms

Herpes
1. Virus
2. Incurable
3. Transmitted through skin- to- skin contact with an infected area, typically through anal, oral and vaginal sex. In rare cases, herpes infection can be spread from a mother to child during birth.
4. Symptoms: - Itchiness of genitals
- Small blisters in the vagina or on the vulva or the cervix; on or around the penis or testicles; on or around the anus, or on the thighs or buttocks
- Tender lumps on the groin (especially at the time of the first episode)
- The first episode may be accompanied by fever or headaches
- Blisters often leave painful sores. These may dry up, leaving scabbing, which may fall off.
- Painful urinating
- A slight tingling or burning may be sign that active outbreak is coming

Hepatitis B
1. Virus
2. Incurable but vaccine is available
3. Transmitted through anal, oral or vaginal sex with an infected partner. May be spread form an infected mother to her child during birth. It can also be passed along blood- to- blood contact such as sharing needles for drug us, or by sharing personal items like razors or toothbrushes that have come into contact with infected blood.
4. Symptoms: No symptoms