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STD/HIV and AIDS Guided Notes
1. ________Herpes_______ is the only ______STD_________ that can be passed through kissing. This usually happens
when one person has a sore on or around the mouth and then kisses another person. It can also happen during a select
number of days throughout the year when the ______virus_________is more active in a person’s body and when they may
have no symptoms at all.
2. The only 100-percent effective way to avoid getting an ____STD___________ is to abstain from sexual touching below
the waist. Your next best bet is to practice _____safer sex__________________, such as using either a male
or ________female condom_______________ and/or ______dental dam_________________ every time and getting
tested regularly for STDs and asking your partners to do the same.
3. STDs ______cannot_________ spontaneously occur. There is risk only when one person already has an
_____STD__________ in their body. You can’t always rely on what you see to tell you whether an infection is present since
most STD infections do not have any ____symptoms___________, so it is better to be safe.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases- Infections spread from person to person through sexual contact.
4. While different STDs are spread in ____different___________ ways, most are spread either through skin-to-skin
______genital_________ contact or getting sexual ___fluids____________ (and sometimes blood) in the mouth, urethra of
the penis, anus or vagina.
5. STD’s Are either bacterial or viral
• _____bacterial__________: (caused by bacteria); curable
• ______viral_________: (caused by virus); not curable
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Lesson 1: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
1. Many STD cases go undiagnosed and untreated because of:
Embarrassment or _______fear________
Lack of ___symptoms____________
______Misinformation _________
Notification ____policies___________. State laws require health care providers to report certain but not all STD’s.
2. Human Papillomavirus (HPV):
List 2 symptoms in males- ____warts_________________________________________________________
List 2 symptoms in females- _____warts______________________________________________________
Long term effects- Development if ____cervical___________ cancer in females.
3. How do people get HPV?
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HPV is passed on through ____genital___________ contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex. HPV may
also be passed on during ____oral___________ sex and genital-to-genital contact, even when the infected partner
has no signs or ___symptoms____________.
Most infected persons do not realize they are _____infected__________ or that they are passing the virus on to a
sex partner. It is also possible to get _____more__________ than one type of HPV.
4. Chlamydia:
List 2 symptoms in males- _____itching,
burning________________________________________________________
List 2 symptoms in females- _______nausea, burning
____________________________________________________
Long term effects:
o Males: inflammation of ______urethra_________
o Females: inflammation of cervix, damage to ___fallopian____________ tubes, chronic pelvic pain,
_____infertility__________.
5. Genital Herpes:
List 2 symptoms in males- ____blisters, flu_________________________________________________________
List 2 symptoms in females- _____blisters, flu______________________________________________________
Long term effects:
o Psychological distress
o Can cause life threatening infection in baby born to mother with disease.
6. How do people get Genital Herpes?
HSV-1 and HSV-2 can be found in and released from the _____sores__________ that the viruses cause, but they
also are released between _____outbreaks__________ from skin that does not appear to have a sore.
Transmission can occur from an infected partner who does not have a visible sore and may not know that he or
she is infected.
HSV-1 can cause genital herpes, but it more commonly causes infections of the ______mouth_________ and
____lips___________. HSV-1 infection of the genitals can be caused by oral-genital or genital-genital contact with
a person who has HSV-1 infection.
Genital HSV-1 outbreaks recur less _____regularly__________ than genital HSV-2 outbreaks.
7. Gonorrhea:
List 2 symptoms in males- ______burning , different colored
discharge_______________________________________________________
List 2 symptoms in females- ___pain burning, belleding in between
periods________________________________________________________
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Long term effects:
o Males: painful condition of ____testicles___________ leading to ___infertility____________ if untreated.
o Females: Chronic ____pelvic___________ pain and ____infertility___________.
8. How do people get Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is spread through ______contact_________ with the penis, vagina, mouth, or anus. Ejaculation does
not have to occur for gonorrhea to be transmitted or acquired. Gonorrhea can also be spread from
______mother_________ to baby during delivery.
People who have had gonorrhea and received treatment may get infected _____again__________ if they have
sexual contact with a person infected with ___gonorrhea____________.
9. Trichomoniasis:
List 2 symptoms in males- ________irritation, mild
burning_____________________________________________________
List 2 symptoms in females- _______pain burning,
itching____________________________________________________
Long term effects:
o _____discomfort__________
o Premature or low birth weight _______babies________ born to ____infected___________ pregnant
mothers.
10. Syphilis:
List 2 symptoms in males- ____sores, rash_________________________________________________________
List 2 symptoms in females- _____sores, skin
rash______________________________________________________
Long term effects: Serious damage to internal __organs_____________, including brain, ____heart___________,
and nerves.
Lesson 2: Preventing and Treating STD’s
1.(Remember “H” ) Name 4 viral STD’s (there is no cure):
_____Human papillomavirus (HPV)
• Genital Herpes
• Hepatitis B
• HIV/AIDS________________________________________________________
2. Name 4 Bacterial STD’s (can be cured through antibiotics):
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__Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Trichomoniasis
• Syphilis___________________________________________________________
3. High risk behaviors to avoid include:
Being sexually active with more than ___one____________ person.
Engaging in ____unprotected___________ sex.
Using alcohol and other drugs. Alcohol can lower ____inhibitions___________and cause teens to
______engage_________ in sexual activity when they might not otherwise.
4. HPV Vaccine: a vaccine that can _____prevent__________ cervical cancer, pre-cancerous genital lesions, and genital warts
caused by genital _______HPV________ infection.
Health officials recommend the vaccine for people ____9-26___________ years old.
Lesson 3: HIV/AIDS
1. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
The virus that ____causes___________ AIDS.
2. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
A deadly disease that interferes with the body’s ability to _____fight__________ infection (immune system).
3. HIV Transmission:
Transmission- Oral, anal, vaginal sex, ___blood____________.
The only way to know if you are infected is to be ___tested____________ for HIV infection. You cannot rely on
symptoms to know whether you are _______infected________. Many people who are infected with HIV do not
have any symptoms at all for _____10__________ years or more.
4. Name the early symptoms of HIV:
________swollen nymph (nodes)_____________________________________________________
________fatigue_____________________________________________________
_______rash______________________________________________________
________fever_____________________________________________________
5. HIV Prevention:
Know your _____status__________ and your partners.
________abstain_______ from sex, be in a monogamous relationship.
Limit your ____number___________ of sex partners
Correct use of latex __condoms_____________.
Get tested and ____treated___________ for _____STDS_________.
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Do not inject _____drugs__________.
6. HIV is NOT spread by…
Coughing, sneezing, or __breathing_____________ the same air
_____swimming__________ in the same pool.
Sharing _____utensils__________ or dishes.
_____donating__________ blood
Non-sexual contact with an _______infected________ person.
Insect _______bites_______.
Using the same clothes, telephone, shower, bathtub, or ____toilet___________.
Lesson 4: Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS
1. Types of HIV Tests:
__________EIA___________________- a test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood
___________Western blot test__________________- a test that detects HIV antibodies and confirms the result of
EIA test.
__________Rapid test___________________- an HIV test that produces results in only 20 minutes.
2. Prevention-
Remain ______drug_________ free.
Practice ____abstinence___________.
What is abstinence?
o Abstinence is ___primary____________ to ensure you will remain STD-free.
o Abstinence is the ______only_________ thing that can protect you _______100%________ from STD’s.
3. Responsibility-
When you make the adult decision to become sexually active, it is ______your responsibility
_________________________________ to see to it that you are protected against Pregnancy and STDs.
______not_________ “his job” to remember condoms
______not_________ “her job” to remember her pill
__________your job____________________ to take care of ____your ___________ body.
