Sexually Transmitted

Diseases

Bacterial: Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia

Viral: Genital Warts, AIDS, Herpes, HPV (Cervical Cancer)

Gonorrhea

 Nickname: “the drip” or “the clap”

 Pathogen: Bacteria
 Treament (Tx): Antibiotics
 Symptoms
 Thick discharge from penis or vagina
 Pain/burning/Stinging during urination
 Pain during sexual intercourse
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea

 Stats
 350,000 cases each year
 Most common in women ages 15-19 and
men ages 20-24
Chlamydia

 Nickname: “The Silent Disease”

 Pathogen: Bacteria
 Treatment: Antibiotics
 Symptoms
 Discharge from penis or vagina
 Painful urination only on occasion
 Pain during sexual intercourse
 Symptoms don’t show up right away / no
symptoms
Chlamydia
Chlamydia

 Stats
 3 million cases each year!
 Most common among Teenagers!
Syphilis

 Pathogen: bacteria
 Tx: Antibiotics (Penicillin)
 Symptoms
 Primary: small, painless sore (Days to weeks)
 Secondary: rash with red penny-sized sores
all over body; fever; aches (weeks to months)
 Tertiary: neurologic and cardiovascular
problems (Months to years after infection!)
Syphilis
Syphilis

 Stats
 Left untreated, syphilis may lead to death
Genital Herpes

 Pathogen: virus (herpes simplex

virus)
 Symptoms
 Small red bumps, blisters, or open sores
 Pain and itching around genital area
 Many people have mild or no symptoms
 Recurrent
 Tx:Medications heal outbreaks,
but there is NO CURE
Genital Herpes
Genital Herpes

 Stats
 1 in 4 teens carry Genital Herpes
 Only condoms (if used correctly) can
prevent transmission from person to
person.
AIDS

 Pathogen: Human Immunodeficiency

Virus (HIV)
 Symptoms
 Damages the immune system, which leads
to many different opportunistic infections
 Symptoms may not begin until years after
the initial infection
AIDS
AIDS

 Treatment
 Antiviral drugs slow down the
progression of the disease, but…
 NO CURE yet, but anti-viral drugs can
slow progression
 Stats
 38 million people worldwide are living
with HIV
 Half of them are women between ages 15
and 24
Genital Warts
 Pathogen: virus
 Symptoms
 Bleeding during intercourse
 Small, flesh-colored bumps; cauliflower
appearance
 Itching/burning in genital area
 Pain during intercourse
 Often no symptoms (too small to see)
Genital Warts
Genital Warts

 Treatment
 Medications and surgery heal outbreaks,
but…
 NO CURE
 Stats
 5.5 million Americans infected each year
Cervical Cancer

 Nickname: none
 Pathogen: (Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
 Symptoms
 Bleeding after intercourse, between periods,
or after menopause
 Watery, bloody discharge
 Pain during intercourse
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer

 Treatment : Prevent by HPV shots

 Hysterectomy, radiation, chemotherapy if late
stage of Cancer
 Stats
 The death rate has decreased, thanks to Pap
Smear screening
 Half of cervical cancer cases occur in women
between the ages of 35 and 55