PPL1OF | Leung
Name: ______________________________
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Use page 200-201 in the textbook to answer the following questions.
1. What categories are STIs grouped under?
Bacterial, Viral, Parasitic / Fungal
2. Give an example of an STI which can be acquired from contaminated bed sheets and clothing.
Pubic Lice + Crabs (also from toilets seats & towels
3. What is the most typical way STI are acquired?
Sexual contact (oral, anal, vaginal) between hetero/homosexuals
4. On what specific body tissue do STI organisms usually live?
Mucous membrane, penis, vagina, rectum/anus, mouth, eyes
5. Why are STI symptoms more noticeable in males than females?
Male genitals are external. Some females don’t show symptoms.
6. There are 5 common STI symptoms. Categorize the STI listed in the chart according to the
symptoms each most common exhibits (shows).
Genital Discharge
Gonorrhea
Trichomoniasis
Chlamydia
Painful Urination
Gonorrhea
Trichomoniasis
Chlamydia
Abdominal Pain
Hepatitis B
HIV/AIDS
Chlamydia
Skin Changes
(sores, rashes, blisters, warts)
Syphilis
HPV / Genital Warts
HSV / Genital Herpes
HIV/AIDS
Pubic Lice
Itching
Pubic Lice/Crabs
Scabies
Chlamydia
PPL1OF | Leung
Name: ______________________________
7. List the STIs that cannot be cured.
HIV/AIDS, HSV (herpes), HPV (warts), Hep B
8. Which STIs have a vaccine?
Hep B
9. What two major changes in the urination pattern of a person having sex may indicate an STI?
Burning sensation and Frequent urination
10. Name 5 health problems that can result from contracting STIs.
1. Sterility 2. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) 3. Ectopic Pregnancy
4. Heart Disease 5. Blindness 6. Mental Illness 7. Death
11. Which STIs can be possibly be passed on from mother to child?
Bacterial and Viral (except HPV)
12. Give an example of the STI where the pathogen burrows under the skin of the infected person.
Scabies
PPL1OF | Leung
Name: ______________________________
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Description
How It Is Transmitted
• Unprotected sex*
• Mother to infant at birth
• Can spread through hand to
eye contact
Gonorrhea
(“the clap”)
• Unprotected sex*
• Mother to infant at birth
- 2nd most common
bacterial STI
- Most common in 1529 y/o
Syphilis
• Unprotected sex*
• Mother to infant at birth
• Direct contact with
sores/kissing
• Unprotected sex*
• Mother to infant at birth
• Direct contact with facial or
gential sores (touching, kissing,
skin to skin contact)
Hepatitis B
• Unprotected sex*
• Sharing items such as needles,
razors, eating utensils, or
toothbrushes
• Mother to infant at birth
Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) and
Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS)
• Unprotected sex* or exchange
of fluids (blood/semen/vaginal
fluids/breast milk)
• Sharing needles
• Mother to infant at birth
- Affects liver
• Usually no symptoms
• Genital discharge or
inflammation
• Painful during urination and/or
intercourse
• Pain in testicles or abdomen
• Often no symptoms (women)
• Genital discharge
- yellowish-green from penis
• Vaginal bleeding
• Painful during urination and/or
intercourse
• Pain in genitals or abdomen
• Stage 1: small red bumps,
liquid in genital area (chancres)
• Stage2: rash, flu-like
symptoms, hair loss, genital
growths
• Antibiotics (various types;
check with your doctor)
• Usually no symptoms
• Facial or genital sores, blisters
• Flu-like symptoms including
achiness, fever, and swollen
glands
• Pain during urination or
inability to urinate
• Close to half of those infected
show no symptoms
• Flu-like symptoms (abdominal
pain, fatigue, decreased
appetite)
• Darkened urine
• Yellowed skin
• Rash, Joint pain
• Often none (for a few years)
• Rapid weight loss, fatigue, flu
symptoms (nausea, vomiting,
etc)
• There is no cure, but anti-virals
and topical creams can relieve
symptoms
• In most cases, outbreaks
become fewer and weaker
over time
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• No cure
• Warts can be removed but the
virus stays in the body
Viral
Herpes Simplex
Virus (HSV, genital
herpes)
Treatment
Bacterial
Chlamydia
- Most common
bacterial STI
Symptoms
• Antibiotics prescribed by
doctor (those diagnosed are
often treated for Chlamydia at
the same time)
• Antibiotics, but only if it is
caught early
• If not treated early, medication
cannot repair damage already
done
• Preventative vaccine
• There is no cure, but there are
treatments that can prevent
infection and in some cases, it
disappears on its own
• No cure, but medication may
slow progress from HIV to AIDS
- Weakens the immune
system, body can’t
find infections
Human Papiloma
Virus (HPV, genital
warts)
• Unprotected sex*
• Skin to skin contact
Usually no symptoms
Genital warts
Some links to cervical cancer
Itchiness, bleeding during
intercourse
PPL1OF | Leung
Name
Pubic Lice
(“crabs”)
Name: ______________________________
How It Is Transmitted
Symptoms
Parasitic / Fungal
• Sexual contact
• Contact with infected items
(linens, towels, clothes)
• Itching or irritation around
genitals (or infested area)
• Greyish coloured rash
- Burrow under the skin
• Close contact (sexual and nonsexual)
• Clothing, towels, and bedding
• Itchiness (especially at night)
• Reddish rash
Trichomoniasis
(“trich”)
• Unprotected sex*
• Sexual contact
- Tiny crab-like insects
nest in pubic hair and
feed off blood
Scabies
and lay eggs
Treatment
• Vaginal discharge and odour
• Pain or itching (during
urination)
• Spotty bleeding, frequent
urination
*Unprotected sex includes all forms of intercourse (vaginal, oral, and anal)
Information Adapted from Healthy Active Living 9 Text & Sexualityandu.ca
• Lice killed with special
shampoo
• Eggs must be removed by
shaving pubic hair or with a
fine-toothed comb
• Clothing must be washed
• Creams and lotions
• Clothing must be washed
• Antibiotics