sti

Question 1

what is critical to survive STI’s

Answer 1

• be tested early

Question 2

communicable diseases

Answer 2

• person to person transmission
• infectious agents (pathogens)

Question 3

what causes STIs

Answer 3

• pathogens
• bacteria
• fungi
• yeasts
• protozoa
• parasites
• viruses

Question 4

incubation period

Answer 4

• before disease shows
• pathogens increases in numbers
• can be contagious before symptoms

Question 5

contagious

Answer 5

• either before, during, or after
• with or without symptoms

Question 6

protection against pathogens

Answer 6

• skin and mucous
• white blood cells
• immunity after infection
• vaccine
• most STIs do not stimulate an effective immune response, so no protection

Question 7

HIV’s

Answer 7

• leads to AIDs
• infects cells of the immune system
• cripples immune system

Question 9

first signs of STIs in history

Answer 9

• hippocrates: gonorrhea in 460 BC
• Bible: syphilis
• ancient greeks: genital herpes
• evolved from nonpathogenic ancestor to infectious variant

Question 10

1950s and STIs

Answer 10

• low point
• antibiotics
• intensive public health effort
• post WW2 (men in the military would contract it and then bring it back)
• conservative sexual got it more

Question 11

1957

Answer 11

• rise in syphilis and gonorrhea
• casual sex
• rock and roll

Question 12

1960s

Answer 12

• genital herpes increase

Question 13

1980

Answer 13

• AIDs
• comparable to syhilis prior to antibiotics
• humans have been exposed to a variety of deadly and nasty STIs for much of history
• AIDs was just the addition

Question 14

y r accurate figures about STIs allusive

Answer 14

• stigma
• asymptomatic
• ignore the symptoms
• docs don’t report it

Question 15

gonorrhea

Answer 15

• increases the risk of HIV
• increases over time for chlamydia and gonorrhea partly due to more sensitive tests and better case finding
• M: highest with 25-29 yr olds
• W: highest with 20-24 yr olds

Question 16

chlamydia

Answer 16

• the most common reportable STI in canada
• highest among ppl aged 20-24

Question 17

syphilis

Answer 17

• cases r increasing
• highest increase rate
• M: highest for 30-39 yr olds
• W: highest for 25-29 yr olds

Question 19

chronic pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer 19

• ongoing effect on reproductive health
• tubal infertility (scarring)
• pregnancy loss (ectopic, spontaneous abortions, stillbirths)
• premature delivery
• mother passes infection to infant

Question 21

STIs are
a. relatively easily transmitted compared to
other infections like colds.
b. are only transmitted via bodily fluids.
c. relatively vulnerable to dryness and
cold.
d. for the most part, indirectly transmitted.

Answer 21

• c
• relatively vulnerable to dryness and cold

Question 22

You can be contagious with many
STIs even though you show no
symptoms.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE

Answer 22

• a
• true