Sexually Transmitted Disease

Chapter 14

 

 

Terminology Review:

 

1.  Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) - A fatal, incurable, sexually transmissible

     viral disease.

 

2.  Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - The virus that causes HIV infection and eventually

     AIDS.

 

3.  Sexually transmitted disease (STDs) - Diseases that can be transmitted by sexual contact;

     some can also be transmitted by other means.

 

4.  CD4T cell - A type of white blood cell that helps coordinate the activity of the immune

     system, the primary target for HIV infection.  A decrease number of these cells correlates

     with the risk and severity of HIV-related illness.

 

5.  HIV antibody blood test - A test currently being used to determine if an individual has been

     infected by the human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus.

 

6.  HIV-positive - The condition of being infected with HIV.

 

7.  Hemophilia – A hereditary blood disease in which blood fails to clot and abnormal

     bleeding occurs, requiring transfusions of blood products with a specific

     factor to aid coagulation.

 

8.   titis - Inflammation of the liver, caused by one of a group of viruses that can be

     transmitted through certain types of sexual and nonsexual contact.

 

8.  Clamydia Chlamydia – An STD transmitted by the pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia

     trachomatis.

 

9.  Gonorrhea - A sexually transmissible disease caused by a bacterium that usually affects

       mucous membranes.

 

10.  PID - An infection that progresses from the vagina and cervix to infect the oviducts and

       pelvic cavity.

           

11.  Laparoscopy – A method of examining the internal organs by inserting a tube

       containing a small light through an abdominal incision.

 

12.   Genital warts - A sexually transmissible disease caused by a virus and characterized by the

        appearance of growths on the genital area of men and women.

 

13.  Human Papillomavirus –(HPV) - The virus that causes human warts, including genital warts.

 

14.  Genital Herpes - A type of virus, or the disease produced by the virus, such as cold sores;

       considered sexually transmissible.

 

15.  Hepatitis – Inflammation of the liver, which can be caused by infection, drugs, or toxins;

      some forms of infectious hepatitis can be transmitted sexually.

 

16.  Jaundice – Increased bile pigment levels in the blood, characterized by

       yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes.

 

17.  Syphilis - A sexually transmissible disease caused by a spiral-shaped, corkscrew bacterium

       called a spirochete.

 

18.  Chancre - The sore produced by syphilis in its earliest stage (pronounced “shang-ker”).

 

19.  Epididymitis - An inflammation of the small body of ducts that rests on the testes.

 

20.  Trichomoniasis – (Trich) - A protozoal vaginal infection that may be transmitted to sexual partners.

 

21.  Candida albicans - The organism that causes the candida (or yeast) infection.

 

22.  Pubic lice - Parasites that infest the hair of the pubic region.

 

23.  Scabies - A contagious skin disease caused by a type of mite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Study Questions

Chapter 14

 

 

 

1.  Why have STDs increased over the last few years?

 

2.  Why is HIV such a challenge to health officials and the public?

 

3.  How is HIV transmitted?

 

4.  What can individuals do to protect themselves from HIV?

 

5.  What physical symptoms are associated with HIV?

 

6.  What is hepatitis?

 

7.  What are the physical signs of hepatitis?

 

8.  How is hepatitis diagnosed and treated?

 

9.  What are the 3 different stages of syphilis?

 

10.  How is syphilis diagnosed and treated?

 

11.  How prevalent is chlamydia, and why is it so harmful?

 

12.  What are the physical signs of gonorrhea?

 

13.  How is gonorrhea diagnosed and treated?

 

14.  What is the relationship between gonorrhea, chlamydia, and PID?

 

15.  How is human papillomavirus detected?