year. Teenage girls and young women need to be particularly aware of STDs. A recent study estimates that 1 in 4 teenage girls (aged 14-19) have an STD. African- Americans girls and young women have some of the highest rates of STDs, especially for chlamydia and gonorrhea. In
pathogens transmitted from one person to the other during anal, vaginal as well as oral intercourse. More so, infected pregnant women can transmit STIs to infants in utero, during birth, or through breastfeeding. The most common STIs in the U.S. include chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, human papillomavirus, trichomoniasis, and bacterial vaginosis (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). According to the Centers for disease control and prevention, CDC (2015), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Often chlamydia will remain asymptomatic. Only an average of 10% of men and 5-30% of women develop symptoms. The most common symptom in women is cervicitis (inflammation of the cervix) or urethritis (inflammation of the urethra). If left untreated the infection
Chlamydia is the most common type of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) amongst young people. It is also known as ‘the silent STI’ because numerous people don’t even know that they’re even infected with this infection as symptoms don't normally appear until one to three weeks. This infection can both males and females. A person could easily be infected with Chlamydia by having sex such as anal, vaginal or oral with someone who is already infected, and that’s where it all starts. Chlamydia can occur
Childhood Infections Acute Otitis Media 1. What are the symptoms and causes of this condition? How does it differ from external otitis? Why are children more susceptible to this condition than are adults? What are some of the potential complications? Acute Otitis Media is the term used to describe many inflammatory and infectious conditions in the middle ear that can be caused by either bacterial or viral infection that is often caused by another illness such as cold or flu. There are many signs
once. False. Sex is sex, first time or not. Chlamydia Chlamydia is a bacterial infection passed through sexual contact. It is the most commonly spread STD in America affecting about 3 million men and women, most often under 25. Planned Parenthood reports that it is three times more common than gonorrhea and 50 times more common than syphilis. Chlamydia can affect the penis, vagina, cervix, urethra, eye, or throat.75% of women and 50% of men have no Chlamydia symptoms. Women may experience abdominal
proper diagnosis and treatment, STDs and STIs such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV/Aids, and HPV may leave permanent damage to one’s body and increase the likeliness of cervical cancer, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and more. Planned Parenthood offers extensive testing for patients upon every visit to decrease the spread and damage of any and all diseases. According to Sonfield’s research, “Nearly half of female family planning clients receive chlamydia and gonorrhea tests, and 19% receive an HIV test…
diseases known and one of the fastest growing problems not only in the United States but all over the world. Nowadays we have tons of diseases. Some of them are curable and some can be slowed down but all of them can be prevented. The most common are: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Vaginitis, Genital Warts, Pubic Lice/Scabies, AIDS, and Hepatitis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases are usually, not always but usually passed from person to
especially American teens. There are two kinds of STDs, viral and bacterial. Viral Studs are incurable; the most common viral Studs are HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, herpes, and HPV. Bacterial STDs are curable. The most common bacterial STDs are gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. STDs, are also known as venereal diseases, is a term that refers to more than 50 diseases and syndromes which have been transmitted through the exchange of body fluids such as semen, vaginal fluid, and blood. All though you can contract
tract becomes inflamed, patients develop burning on urination, pain, clear or purulent urethral discharge, and occasionally bleeding. Urethritis is most commonly seen in sexually active men. The most common cause of urethritis is infection due to Chlamydia or Gonorrhea. Urethritis is also commonly caused by Mycoplasma genitalium. These forms of urethritis are sexually transmitted diseases. Penile trauma is another potential but less frequently encountered cause of urethritis. Due to the importance