1. STI (sexually transmitted infections
Everything you did (or maybe didn’t want to know!)

2. Chlamydia Most common STI in Canada
Highest infection is in 14 to 24 year olds
Spread through sex
Symptoms
There are not really any!
After 2-6 weeks will experience burning during intercourse, while peeing, bleeding while not on period
Itching around penis
Long term
Lead to PID, can cause abcesses, long term pain, scarring and infertility

3. Chlamydia treatment and images
Can be treated with antibiotics, you should get checked for STI when you have a yearly check up or if you have warning signs

4. Gonorrhea (sometimes called the Clap in the olden days)
Nickname “the Clap” or “the Drip”
Symptoms include
Discharge from penis or vagina
Burning or pain during sex or urination
Bleeding or stomach pain, rectal pain, itching
Long term
Increased risk of HIV
Scarring in fallopian tubes
Miscarriage
Inflammation of prostate
Infertility in men
Blindness and joint pain

5. Gonorrhea Treatment Antibiotics
Do not have intercourse until you have finished treatment and have a clear test from your doctor

6. Human papilloma virus (HPV)
One of the most commonly transmitted STI
Some types can cause cervical cancer and genital warts
Can be spread thorough skin contact so comdoms are not effective
Is a vaccine
Symptoms
Not readily apparent
Can see genital warts
(look like baby cauliflower)
Removed with cryotherapy (freezing)
Can cause mouth and throat and anal cancer in men

7. HPV Genital warts on tongue Gential warts on lips
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8. Herpes 2 types of herpes Spread through skin to skin contact
Looks like blisters
70% of people have herpes and no symptoms, then they spread it
Symptoms can include
Painful sores in genital area
Sores on mouth
Fever
Muscle and joint pain
Sore lymph glands
Pain while peeing or sore back

9. Herpes
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Image of a child who caught the infection from a mother during childbirth.

10. HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Kills cells vital to our immune system
You actually get sick from other illnesses because your body cannot fight them off
How do I get it?
Unprotected sex
Infected blood or blood products
Tatooing or skin piercing (needles)
Accupuncture (needles)
Sharing drug needles
Children can get it during childbirth from an infected mother

11. HIV
You may not know you have this disease for years, yet still infect others Shows up as fever, joint and muscle pain, swollen glands, sore throat, low energy, rapid weight loss, vomiting, nausea Long term risk of stroke, heart disease, accelerated aging, osteoporosis, pneumonia
There is not a cure
Managed today with a HUGE collection of pills, very expensive and still a death sentence in other countries without good health care.

12. HIV

13. Syphilis 3 stages 1. painless open sores in genital, anus or mouth
2. rash, flu-like symptoms
Headache, fever, weight loss sore throat
3. soft spongy balls of inflammation all over body , internal bleeding, enlargement of spleen and liver, deformations, loss of motor function, seizures, dementia, aneurysm, death

14. Syphilis Can be treated today with antibiotics
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Can be treated today with antibiotics

15. Hepatitis B Sexually transmitted, by sharing needles (like HIV)
Toothbrushes, nail scissors, needle stick, even breastfeeding or having blood splashed in eye or nose or mouth
***is a vaccination
Few symptoms early, headache, weakness, fatigue, abdominal pain or rash
Once infected you may develop jaundice, liver infection fibrosis cirrhosis of liver, liver failure

16. Hepatitis B
NO CURE!!!!
Can be treated with antivirals, within a week, usually passes within 6 months

17. Hepatitis C Sexually transmitted, by sharing needles (like HIV)
Toothbrushes, nail scissors, needle stick, even breastfeeding or having blood splashed in eye or nose or mouth
Symptoms include
Fatigue, dark urine, mausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice
Long term: jaundice, cirrhosis cancer, shut down liver, builds a toxin in the brain that will cause disorientation, leads to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, gallstones

18. Hepatitis C No real cure, Cocktail of drugs help
Goal is to prevent liver failure

19. Trichomoniasis Caused by a parasite
Symptoms in women Frothy green vaginal discharge Odour and itching and pain in vaginal area Buring during urination Symptoms in men Discharge from penis, burning during urination, irritation on tip of penis

20. Trichomoniasis
Medication is available, be careful of reinfection if sexual activity happens during course of treatment

21. Pubic lice Tiny wingless insects Also called “crabs”
Can be found in pubic hair, or armpit, chest, eyelashes
Spread through direct physical contact
Towels, clothing and bedding
Symptoms include
Itching around pubic areas
Redness and irritation

22. Pubic Lice
Can be treated with special shampoos and by shaving and removal by hand
ANYONE who shares towels or bedding should be treated (just like regular lice)

23. Scabies Skin condition caused by a parasite
Spread by skin to skin contact
Contact must be prolonged
Can be spread by bedding, towels, can live on cloth for 3 to 4 days
Rash
Intense itching
Especially at night
Looks like irregular tracks or tiny blisters

24. Scabies
Treatment is with medicated creams and eliminating the infestation
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