Creepin' Chlamydia

Chlamydia- a disease caused by bacteria, and most of the time it is sexually transmitted.

Cause: Can get it during vaginal, anal or oral sex; also if passed down from mother to child.
The only 100 percent way to prevent getting Chlamydia is abstinence. But if you do choose to be sexually active, make sure your partner gets tested and using condoms can reduce your risk of getting Chlamydia.

Symptoms: Chlamydia is known as a silent disease, so it can take up from 1 to 3 weeks for any symptoms to show. Some of the symptoms for women are: Burning sensation, discharge, fever, pain, and etc.  Some of the symptoms for men are: Discharge from penis, burning sensation, itching, and etc.
If left untreated, it can lead to some serious health problems. Untreated Chlamydia can spread and cause PID (Pelvic inflammatory disease) and can also increase your chances of getting HIV.

Pregnancy: Chlamydia is the leading cause of pink eye in newborns; it can also cause infertility and premature delivery.

Treatment: Chlamydia is curable; it can be easily treated and cured with antibiotics. And make sure you get re-tested every three months.

- Cindy Yeh

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). (2011, august 17). Retrieved december 19, 2011, from Centers for disease control and prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia.htm

A.D.A.M., Inc. (2011). Chlamydia. Retrieved December 19, 2011, from PubMed Health: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002321/

File:SOA-Chlamydia-trachomatis-female.jpg. (n.d.). Retrieved December 19, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SOA-Chlamydia-trachomatis-female.jpg

 

Nether-Region Warts

HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is one of the most common STI’s.  It is caused by a virus and is transmitted through vaginal or anal sex. HPV can also be passed through oral or genital contact. HPV can happen to anyone, straight or bisexual. The symptoms of HPV include warts on the genital region, and can sometimes lead to cancer. The warts themselves won’t lead to cancer however large they grow in size and number.

            Left untreated the warts may go away, increase in number, or just stay the same.  Genital warts can take weeks or months to show up. This meaning that a sex partner could have HPV and unknowingly give it to you through unprotected sex. Having multiple sex partners can increase your chance of catching and or passing HPV to any one of them.

             Having HPV while delivering can have an effect on the baby. It is very rare, but HPV can be passed from the mother to her child through vaginal birth.  In this case, the baby would develop RRP (Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis) in which warts would grow in the throat. If children get HPV it is referred to as Juvenile-Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (JORRP).

            HPV is not curable; however, doctors have made medicines to treat the symptoms. Cryotherapy is simply freezing the warts. Conization, known as cone biopsy, removes the warts. And lastly LEEP, this is a painless electrical current used to remove warts.

            Prevention is the key to staying HPV free. There are two vaccines at the moment: Cervarix, and Gardasil. Gardasil treats both males and females and protects against most genital warts; and anal, vaginal, and vulvar cancers. And the best prevention is abstinence!

By: Erica Mast

Works Cited

Human Papillomavirus (HPV). 28 October 2011. 19 December 2011 <http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/vaccine.html>.

Is There a Cure for HPV (Human Papillomavirus). 8 February 2009. 19 December 2011 <http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/hpv-genital-warts/hpv-treatment-is-there-hpv-cure?page=2>.

Crazy Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection. This infection is caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. You can get this by having sex with someone that had the bacteria. If you have more than one sex partner than the chances of you getting chlamydia is a lot higher. One and four men that have chlamydia don’t have any symptoms at all and thirty percent of women with chlamydia don’t have any symptoms at all. There are few symptoms for male and female. Males will have a burning sensation while urination, discharge from the penis or rectum, testicular tenderness or pain, or rectal discharge. In females they may experience a burning sensation while urinating, very painful to have sex, rectal pain or discharge, or vaginal discharge. Symptoms may take up to one to three weeks.

                If this disease is not treated it can result in pelvic inflammatory disease only in females. If not treated then the females fallopian tubes can become infected with no signs. Chlamydia can also increase the chances of becoming infected with HIV. If you are pregnant and have chlamydia it can cause a premature delivery which means the baby comes out dead.

                The treatment for chlamydia is fairly easy. It can be treated and cured by antibiotics which are a dose of azithromycin or a week of doxycycline twice a day. You need to not have sex while you have chlamydia. If the full amount antibiotics prescribed are not completely taken, then the infection will not be cured. The best way to prevent from get chlamydia is to have sexual abstinence. This is when you don’t have sex at all. If you are going to have sex do not switch partners all of the time.

Sources

http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002321/

http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/STDfact-chlamyidia.htm

                   By:Zac Gaw              

Herp-de-Derp Herpes!



Herpes.  It sucks.

 It’s caused by either the herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 (HSV-1/HSV-2), but usually from type 2. Usually, people don’t even notice signs of it – they don’t know it, and they got disease.  :O If the symptoms do appear, they’re usually blisters on the genitals or rectum, that’ll take a few weeks to show up.  And those little blisters burst, leaving behind tender sores called ulcers, which sucks, and those sores don’t go away for weeks. Then in a few weeks or months, that process will be repeated, but lucky for the affected person, it won’t suck quite as much the second time! :D

Although incurable, people can still get treatment for this. Treatment consists of just taking medication daily, which prevents outbreaks, and shortens them if they do occur.  If a person goes without treatment, though, the infection will spread to other parts of the body, outbreaks will become more frequent and severe. And if you’re pregnant?  You’re risking the baby’s health. The effects of HSV on fetus’ include developmental effects, pre-term labor, risk of miscarriage, and possible death of the newborn baby.

But don’t worry – YOU can prevent this terrible disease, in one of 3 ways:  talking to your partner before sex about whether they carry the disease, using a condom, or just plain, simple abstinence, the single greatest discovery known to man-and-womankind.

And just so you know, herpes looks like this:



Center for Disease Control and Prevention, . "Genital Herpes - CDC Fact Sheet." Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). (2010): n. page. Web. 19 Dec. 2011. <http://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/STDFact-herpes.htm>.

Jacob Garver

Hidious HPV

HPV

                H.P.V. or the Human Papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer. 90% of people infected with HPV do not show symptoms and the body’s immune system can get rid of the virus in about 2 years but the other 10% may experience genital warts and in rare cases warts may be found in the throat. If HPV goes untreated it can lead to vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, penile cancer, and anal cancer. To treat HPV you can wait for the warts to go away or get them treated by your health care provider. Also you can get vaccines to help prevent HPV.  Also you can protect yourself by remaining abstinent. If you choose not to be abstinent you can use a condom to protect you and your partner.

Causim Entwistle
http://www.cdc.gov/

SO SLY SYPHILIS by:Joshua Wallace

So sly syphilis by:JOSHUA WALLACE

Syphilis is a STD (sexually transmitted disease) it’s caused by bacteria known as Treponema pallidum. You don’t notice signs from 10-90 days. The nick name came up for this is "the great imitator" because it has so many signs and symptoms that other diseases have. You can get syphilis by coming in direct contact with the sore. The sores usually show up on the external genitals, vagina, anus, rectum and may also show on lips and inside of a mouth. This easily gets passed on when having oral, vaginal, or anal sex. It may not be spread through with contact of toilet seats, doorknobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bathtubs, shared clothing, or even eating utensils. Many people who get syphilis don’t get symptoms for several years. It comes in 3 stages. 1^st stage starts out with a sore known as “chancre” which is small, round, and painless. It last up to 6weeks and heals w/o treatment. In the 2nd stage rashes and mucous membrane lesions would start to appear and happen. The rashes do not itch but may appear as rough, red, or reddish brown in spots on both palms and the bottom of the feet. Other symptoms could come in this stage such as a fever, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches, and fatigue but will resolve without treatment. Then comes the last stage to the so sly syphilis. In this stage all signs and symptoms would have went away. So now you’re thinking everything is ok with you, your fine, right? No you’re not! Once you’ve made it hear your insides starts to deteriorate. Causing damage within internal organs such as: the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints. You will know you’re in the last stage when you start to find it difficult to coordinate the movement of muscles, numbness, gradual blindness, and dementia. This could conclude in DEATH. If a woman is pregnant and decides to have the baby, it could result in having a STILLBIRTH, that’s when the fetus is born DEAD, or the baby will be born alive but die shortly after birth. If the baby lives it may not show signs or symptoms. Although if not treated straightaway, the fetus could cultivate severe difficulties within a few weeks. If the new born is untreated it will mentally delay, have seizures, or DIE. All of this could be dodged if a person gets treated before choosing to have sex. It’s easy to cure all you have to do is get a shot of intramuscular penicillin; an antibiotic will cure someone who has had the diseases for less than a year. Additional shots will have o be giving to someone who’s had it for over a year.

Find this information at: http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm

by JOSHUA WALLACE

Sickly Scabies

Scabies are caused by the human itch mite. It infests and lives in the upper layer of your skin. Scabies is usually caused by prolonged skin to skin contact. The most common symptoms of scabies are itching and rash. There also may be redness and skin irritation. Scabies likes warm folds of the skin and the rash may bear resemblance to a pimple. Also, tiny burrows are sometimes seen on the skin. Keep in mind that symptoms may take 2-6 weeks to appear. If left untreated, the rash may become so bad that you may scratch off skin leading to permanent skin damage. If a pregnant woman has been infected with scabies, she may pass it along to her baby, and this may cause infection of their head, face, and neck.

Caleb Balstad

SCOURCES

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/scabies/

               No over the counter treatments for scabies have been tested to treat scabies, therefore you need to get a prescription “scabicide” from your doctor. Scabicide lotion or cream should be applied to all parts of your body from your neck to your toes. In an order to prevent the scabies from spreading, it is important to wash all bedding and clothing you have come into contact with up to 3 days prior to the treatment. It is also recommended that all family members take part in the treatment of scabies. To avoid skin to skin contact in the first place, one could use a condom during sexual intercourse, or to avoid sexual contact with an infected individual until their treatment is over.