Cypt CHT Sti Presentation V1.1en
Cypt CHT Sti Presentation V1.1en
Cypt CHT Sti Presentation V1.1en
BACTERIAL
PARASITIC
VIRAL
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED STIs:
BACTERIAL (CURABLE)
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
CHLAMYDIA
What is chlamydia?
Sexually transmitted bacterial infection
Among the most common STIs in the world
How do you get chlamydia?
Passed along by having unprotected oral, anal or
vaginal sex
How do you prevent chlamydia?
Condoms can help prevent the spread of
chlamydia
Condoms and dental dams can be used for
protection during oral sex
CHLAMYDIA
What are the symptoms of chlamydia?
Most people have no symptoms
Females are less likely to have symptoms then
men
How is chlamydia tested?
Testing is done by either swabbing the infected
area or with a urine sample
How is chlamydia treated?
The infection can usually be cured with a single
dose of antibiotics
Scabies
Trichomoniasis
PUBIC LICE
Herpes
Hepatitis
HIV / AIDS
HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV)
Very contagious virus
Some people never get symptoms
HPV is spread through skin to skin contact , oral, anal
and vaginal sex with an infected partner
HPV can cause cancer of the cervix in women
HOW IS HPV TREATED?
Treatments remove the warts but do not remove the
virus from the blood
Most warts will clear over time
There is no cure for HPV
There is a vaccine available for female
students in grade 8
HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV)
GENITAL HERPES
Caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Spread through skin to skin contact and oral, anal
and vaginal intercourse
Some people with herpes never develop sores,
but are still contagious and may spread it to
others without knowing
People who have an initial outbreak can have
more outbreaks throughout the rest of their life
Remember herpes is not CURABLE it is
TREATABLE!
GENITAL HERPES
HEPATITIS
Should I have
sex?
WHAT DOES SAFER SEX MEAN?
Stay educated