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K.5.S1.E.4b |

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Chart: Answer Key |[pic]

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|STI |Viral, Bacterial, or|Symptoms |Effects on Body |Treatment |

| |Parasitic | | | |

|Chlamydia |Bacteria |Female: |Female: |antibiotics |

| |(curable)* |may not show symptoms |pelvic inflammatory disease | |

| | |increased vaginal discharge |infertility | |

| | |abnormal vaginal bleeding |babies born to infected female | |

| | |pain/bleeding during/after intercourse |could have severe eye, ear, or | |

| | |pain when passing urine |lung infections | |

| | |pain in lower abdomen |Male: | |

| | |Male: |infertility due to infected | |

| | |may not show symptoms |testicles/ prostate | |

| | |watery/cloudy discharge from penis | | |

| | |increased frequency/pain when passing urine| | |

| | |tingling/itching inside penis | | |

| | |pain in testicles | | |

|Gonorrhea |Bacteria |Female: |Female: |antibiotics |

|Also called |(curable) |may not show symptoms |pelvic inflammatory disease | |

|the “clap” | |increased vaginal discharge |infertility | |

|a “dose” | |abnormal vaginal bleeding |babies born to infected female | |

|a “drip” | |pain/bleeding during/after intercourse |could have severe eye, ear, or | |

| | |pain when passing urine |lung infections if not treated | |

| | |pain in lower abdomen |at birth | |

| | |Male: |Male: | |

| | |may not show symptoms |infertility due to infected | |

| | |yellowish-green discharge from penis |testicles/ prostate | |

| | |increased frequency/pain when passing urine| | |

| | |tingling/itching inside penis | | |

| | |pain in testicles | | |

|Hepatitis B |Virus: hepatitis B |fatigue |liver damage, cirrhosis, liver |vaccine as a preventive |

| |virus (HBV) |fever |cancer |measure, but not a cure |

| |(treatable)** |jaundice (yellowing of skin and whites of |some people carry the virus | |

| | |eyeballs) |forever | |

| | |dark urine/pale stool | | |

| | |abdominal pain | | |

| | |nausea/vomiting | | |

| | |poor appetite | | |

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| |Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Chart: Answer Key |[pic] |

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| |Viral, Bacterial, or| | | |

|STI |Parasitic |Symptoms |Effects on Body |Treatment |

|Herpes |Virus: herpes |tingling/itching in genital area |may cause fever/ pain in |no cure |

| |simplex virus (HSV) |tiny painful blisters/sores in genital |joints |antiviral medications may heal|

| |(treatable) |area |flu-like symptoms |sores more quickly and reduce |

| | |cold sores/fever blisters on the lips |painful urination |multiplication of virus |

| | |(type 1) |does not affect fertility | |

|Human immuno-deficiency|Virus: HIV |illnesses, infections, cancers |damages body’s immune system |no cure/no vaccine |

|virus (HIV) |(treatable) |diarrhea |to the degree that there is no|combinations of |

| | |shortness of breath |defence left in the body |anti-retrovirals and drugs to |

| | |fever |final stage is acquired immune|help reduce and prevent |

| | |swollen glands |deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |symptoms, treat infections, |

| | | |fatal |and prolong life |

|Human papilloma virus |Virus: HPV |may not show symptoms |warts may appear years after |special medications applied |

|(HPV) |(treatable) |“cauliflower-like” appearance of warts |infection occurs |directly to warts |

|Also called | |grouped around anus, vagina, vulva, |usually harmless and painless |cryotherapy: “freezing” warts |

|genital warts | |cervix, and on shaft of penis |linked to increased risk of |with liquid nitrogen |

|venereal warts | | |cervical cancer | |

|condyloma | | | | |

|Pubic lice |Tiny insects (crabs)|itching around genital area |scratching may cause infection|special creams, lotions, |

| |(curable) | |requiring medication |shampoos |

| | | |not always sexually | |

| | | |transmitted | |

|Syphilis |Bacteria |stage 1: painless shallow sore (chancre) |may be fatal if progressed to |antibiotics/ penicillin |

|Also called |(curable) |at site of infection |stage 3 |injections |

|“bad blood” | |stage 2: rash or mucous patches on palms |babies born to infected | |

|the “pox” | |of hands/ soles of feet, swollen glands |mothers may have birth | |

| | |stage 3: heart disease, blindness, |defects/die | |

| | |paralysis | | |

* curable—the disease goes away or is eliminated with medical care.

** treatable—symptoms are reduced with treatment, but the disease does not go away.

References:

Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA). Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum Support: Grades K-10. Toronto, ON: OPHEA, 2000.

Ottawa, City of. People Services Department. Teaching Sexuality Resource Kit. 2nd ed. Ottawa, ON: City of Ottawa, People Services Department, 2002.

Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada. Beyond the Basics: A Sourcebook on Sexual and Reproductive Health Education. Ottawa, ON: Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada, 2001.

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