8 th Grade Health Sexually Transmitted Infections

Intro Video Clip

What Is An STI? Why Is STI Education Important? STI- are infections spread from person to person through sexual contact *Each year, 1/4 of all new cases of STI’s occur among year-olds. Sheet-Feb-2013.pdf Sheet-Feb-2013.pdf

What You Should Know About STI’s 1. Most STI’s are spread only through sexual contact 2. You cannot tell if someone has an STI by his or her appearance 3. A person with an STI may have no symptoms 4. Many STI’s can be treated, but early diagnosis is vital 5. Because treatment for STI’s vary, they must be accurately identified 6. STI’s can recur because the body does not build up immunity to them 7. STI’s are serious diseases that can cause sterility, blindness, deafness, insanity, and death

Best Method Of Preventing STI Infection? Abstinence! When you practice abstinence, you avoid serious consequences of contracting an STI This prevention is critical b/c STI’s differ from other communicable diseases in 2 ways: 1. There are no vaccines for any STI’s except hepatitis B &HPV 2. You body cannot build immunity to STI’s

Responsible Communication Responsible Behavior! Choose your friends carefully They should share your values and support your decision about practicing sexual abstinence Group activities remove pressure for sexual activity Know your limits and communicate them with your date before you go out Say no through your words & actions Seek advice from a trusted adult on handling difficult situations

3 Causes Of STI’s 1. Parasites- can be large enough to see, can be cured with medication 2. Bacteria- are too small to see, can be cured with antibiotics 3. Viruses- are so small, they may even go through condoms, there are no cures for viral STI’s

How STI’s Enter The Body STI’s enter the body through wet, warm mucous linings at body openings. Most common entry sites are: 1. Penis 2. Vagina 3. Anus 4. Mouth 5. Open Sores

STI Warning Signs Persons with STI’s sometimes have symptoms like a: 1. Sore 2. Rash 3. Painful Urination 4. Discharge 5. Swollen Lymph Nodes In Groin *Often there are no warning signs, many people who have STI don’t even know it!

Common STI’s Chlamydia (bacteria) Symptoms: burning during urination, irritation of genitals, discharge, females may have mild or no symptoms Treatment: antibiotics What Could Happen: sterility from scarring of reproductive organs, infections of developing fetus in pregnant women

Common STI’s Gonorrhea (bacteria) Symptoms: discharge, swollen lymph nodes in the groin, burning during urination, females may have mild or no symptoms Treatment: Antibiotics, but some strains of bacteria are drug resistant What Could Happen: sterility, permanent damage to joints and body organs, infection of developing fetus in pregnant women

Herpes Virus

Common STI’s Genital Herpes (HSV-2, Virus) 1 out of 6 people ages have this Symptoms: painful, itchy blisters in genital area, fever, burning when urinating during an outbreak Treatment: no cure, medication care relieve symptoms What Could Happen: increased risk of HIV infection, brain damage or death of newborns of infected mothers upholds-67-million-award-herpes- lawsuit/story?id= upholds-67-million-award-herpes- lawsuit/story?id=

Common STI’s HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Most common STI More than 40 types Most people with HPV do not develop symptoms or health problems from it. In 90% of cases, the body’s immune system clears HPV naturally within two years. Can infect genital areas, mouth and throat More than 79 million Americans are currently infected 14 million infected each year

HPV (Human Papillomavirus) (cont.) Signs and Symptoms: Genital warts Cervical cancer Other HPV cancers (vulva, vagina, penis, anus, head and neck RRP (causes warts to grow in throat which blocks airway causing a hoarse voice or troubled breathing) Treatment : Cervarix and Gardasil vaccines are available to protect females (ages 11-26) against the types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers. Males (ages 9-26) can also get Gardasil. What Could Happen: Can lead to various cancers in the body

Common STI’s Genital Warts (Virus) Symptoms: painless warts in the genital area 3 weeks to 6 months after exposure to infected person Treatment: topical medication, freezing or surgery to remove warts What Could Happen: cancer of reproductive system, urinary blockage in males, cervical cancer in females, infection of newborns during birth

Common STI’s Hepatitis B (virus) Symptoms: fatigue, loss of appetite, yellowing of skin Treatment: prevented by vaccines What Could Happen: Liver damage, liver cancer

Common STI’s NGU (bacteria): Symptoms: discharge in males, irritation of vagina or no symptoms in females Treatment: antibiotics What Could Happen: sterility, infection of reproductive organs, eye infection in newborn

Common STI’s PID (bacteria): females only Symptoms: foul-smelling discharge, tenderness in abdomen, heavy menstrual periods Treatment: antibiotics What Could Happen: sterility from scarring, constant pelvic pain

Common STI’s Pubic Lice (Parasite) Symptoms: itching, presence of lice and eggs in pubic hair Treatment: medicated soaps, washing all bed linens and clothes What Could Happen: no lasting effects

Common STI’s Scabies (Parasite)…Human Itch Mite Symptoms: intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash Treatment: scabicides (creams and lotions) and washing bed linens and towels in hot water What Could Happen: No lasting effects

Common STI’s Syphilis (bacteria) Symptoms: red sores in genital area (canker sore), body rash, symptoms may disappear even though disease is present Treatment: antibiotics What Could Happen: damage to organs, blindness, insanity, death

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