HIV/AIDSandSTIs

Leila

1.Gotothefollowingwebsitestoanswerthefollowingquestions:
http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/hcps/dcma/aidssidaeng.php
http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/hcps/dcma/stiitseng.php
WhatdoesHIVandAIDSstandfor? Human Immunodeficiency Virus and
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Whathappenswhenyougetthesediseases?HIV attacks the immune

system, resulting in a chronic, progressive illness that leaves infected people
vulnerable to opportunistic infections and cancer

HowisHIVtransmitted?

engaging in unprotected sexual intercourse (anal or vaginal),sharing sex

toys, sharing needles or equipment for injecting drugs or steroids, motherto-child transmission during pregnancy, delivery, and breast-feeding

WhyisHIVsodifficulttotreatordeveloppreventionsfor?Itcan
befatalifleftuntreatedtheresnocure

Whichgroupsofpeoplearemostatrisktoday?Teens
GotooneofthereportsonAIDS.Describetwothingsinthe
reportthatyoudidnotknowbeforeaboutAIDS.
ThereisnocureandAIDSisthelaststageofHIVinfection
4.GototheSTIswebsiteanddescribethesymptomsofeachof
thefollowing:
i)Chlamydiaburningfeelingduringurination.
dischargefromthepenisorvagina.
paininthelowerabdomen.
painfulsexualintercourseinwomen.
paininthetesticlesinmen.
ii)GonorrheaGreenishyelloworwhitishdischargefromthe
penis/vagina
Burningwhenurinating
Burninginthethroat(duetooralsex)
iii)Herpes(Genital)Theymaystartassmallblistersthat
eventuallybreakopenandproduceraw,painfulsoresthatscaband
healoverwithinafewweeks.Theblistersandsoresmaybe

accompaniedbyflulikesymptomswithfeverandswollenlymph
nodes.
iv)HumanPapillomavirus(HPV) Somepeoplefindouttheyhave
HPVwhentheygetgenitalwarts.Womenmayfindouttheyhave
HPVwhentheygetanabnormalPaptestresult(duringcervical
cancerscreening)
v)SyphilisInmen,achancreoftenappearsinthegenitalarea,
usually(butnotalways)onthepenis.Thesesoresareoften
painless.
Inwomen,chancrescandevelopontheoutergenitalsoronthe
innerpartofthevagina.Achancremaygounnoticedifitoccurs
insidethevaginaorattheopeningtotheuterus(cervix).Thesores
areusuallypainlessandarenoteasilyseen.
Swellingofthelymphnodesmayoccurneartheareaofthe
chancre.
Achancremayalsooccurinanareaofthebodyotherthanthe
genitals.
Thechancreusuallylastsfor3to6weeks,healswithouttreatment,
andmayleaveathinscar.Buteventhoughthechancrehashealed,
syphilisisstillpresentandapersoncanstillpasstheinfectionto
others.
5.Howareeachoftheabovetreatedorcured?
i)Chlamydiaantibiotics
ii)Gonorrhea
1. Takethefullcourseofantibioticsasprescribedbyyour
doctor
2. Donothavesexualcontactwithanyonewhileyouarebeing
treated
3. Makesureyourpartnerknowsthatheorsheneedstobe
treatedeveniftherearenosymptoms
iii)Herpes(Genital) antiviraldrugscanhelp
iv)HumanPapillomavirus(HPV)notreatment

v)SyphilisPrimaryandsecondarysyphilisareeasytotreatwitha
penicillininjection.Penicillinisoneofthemostwidelyusedantibiotics.Itis
usuallyeffectiveintreatingsyphilis.Peoplethatareallergictopenicillin
willbetreatedwithadifferentoralantibiotic,suchastetracycline

6.Whataretheconsequencesofeachofthesediseases?
i)ChlamydiaIfyouhaveanalintercoursewithsomeonewhohas
chlamydia,itcancauserectalpain,discharge,orbleeding.Ifleft
untreatedinwomen,theinfectioncancausePelvicInflammatory
Disease(PID),whichcanleadtolongtermpain,infertility,oreven
death.
ii)GonorrheaInwomen,gonorrheaisacommoncauseofPelvic
InflammatoryDisease(PID)
Gonorrheacanalsocausearthritis.
Inmen,gonorrheacancauseepididymitis,apainfulconditionof
thetesticlesthatcanleadtoinfertilityifleftuntreated.
Gonorrheacanspreadtothebloodorjoints.
iii)Herpes(Genital) LongTermEffects.Genitalherpescancause
recurrentpainfulgenitalsoresinmanyadults,andherpesinfection
canbesevereinpeoplewithsuppressedimmunesystems.
Regardlessoftheseverityofsymptoms,genitalherpesfrequently
causespsychologicaldistressinpeoplewhoknowtheyare
infected.
iv)HumanPapillomavirus(HPV)cancer,lesions,genitalwarts
v)SyphilisWithoutpropertreatmenttheinfectioncanspreadto
otherpartsofthebodycausingserious;longtermcomplications.
Leftuntreated;syphilismaystarttocauseveryseriousdamageto
theheart;brain;eyes;otherinternalorgans;bonesandnervous
system.
Thisdamagecouldleadtodeath.
7.FindaRELIABLEsourcetodescribethedifferenttypesof
hepatitis:
i)HepAHepatitisAisahighlycontagiousliverinfectioncaused

bythehepatitisAvirus.Thevirusisoneofseveraltypesof
hepatitisvirusesthatcauseinflammationandaffectyourliver's
abilitytofunction.
ii)HepBHepatitisBisaseriousdiseasecausedbythehepatitisB
virus(HBV).Infectionwiththisviruscancausescarringofthe
liver,liverfailure,livercancer,andevendeath.
iii)HepC
8.Whatarethesymptomsofhepatitis?
i)HepA
Fatigue.
Nauseaandvomiting.
Abdominalpainordiscomfort,especiallyintheareaofyour
liveronyourrightsidebeneathyourlowerribs.
Claycoloredbowelmovements.
Lossofappetite.
Lowgradefever.
ii)HepB
iii)HepC
9.Describethetreatmentsorcures?
i)HepAtherearenotreatments
ii)HepB
iii)HepC
l0.Whataretheconsequencesofeachofthethreetypesof
hepatitis?
i)HepAPeoplelivingwithorhavingsexwithaninfectedperson
PeopletravelingtocountrieswherehepatitisAiscommon
Menwhohavesexwithmen
Injectingandnoninjectingdrugusers
Childrenandemployeesinchildcaresettings
ii)HepB

iii)HepC