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What are the 4 stages of HIV?
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1- Asymptomatic
2- Middle
3-Symptomatic
4- AIDS
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Which is not a characteristic of HIV infection?
a. curable with antibiotics
b. attacks the immune system
c. transmitted through sexual activity
d. preventable by avoiding high risk behavior
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A- HIV cannot be cured with antibiotics.
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One reason HIV/AIDS is serious is
a. people do not know how to prevent it
b. it is transmitted through casual contact
c. the virus survives well in the environment
d. many infected people do not know they are infected.
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D- Many people do not know they are infected because there are no outward signs of the infection.
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HIV destroys
a. antibodies
b. bone marrow
c. pathogens
d. white blood cells
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D. Because white blood cells are also known as T-cells.
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Which is a characteristic of the AIDS stage of HIV infection?
a. absence of symptoms
b. opportunistic infections
c. minor symptoms (headache)
d. T-helper count between 200- 400
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B- Opportunistic infections are rare illnesses that only attack people with weak immune systems.
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Which describes HIV/AIDS?
a. an acute disease
b. a bacterial disease
c. a rare disease
d. a disease of the immune system
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D
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Which can transmit HIV?
a. blood
b. saliva
c. sweat
d. tears
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A- Blood, HIV can be transmitted through blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or breast milk.
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What are the 4 test for HIV?
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EIA (Diagnoses), Western blot (Confirms), RNA (Monitors & Determines), CD4, and Rapid test (Quick).
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What are the 4 std's that can be cured with antibiotics?
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Chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis.
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Which std's cannot be cured?
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Genital, HPV, HIV.
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HPV vaccine prevents females from..
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four types of HPV.
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What does the HPV vaccine not protect against?
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Other types of std's.
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How long does the HPV vaccine last?
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5 years
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HPV is a BACTERIAL INFECTION that attacks the immune system.
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F- HPV is a virus
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During the SYMPTOMATIC STAGE of HIV, there are no outward signs of the infection.
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F- The ASYMPTOMATIC STAGE
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Everyday how many young people become infected with HIV?
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7,000
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HIV/AIDS is considered to be a ______ disease?
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Pandemic - global disease outbreak.
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Chlamydia causes damage to your...
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brain, heart and nerves
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Genital herpes causes....
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Premature or unhealthy babies born to infected females.
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Genital HPV causes...
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cervical cancer
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Gonorrhea causes...
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damage to joints, eye infections born from infected mothers, and pelvic pain or infertility in woman.
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syphilis causes damage to...
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brain, heart, and nerves.
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Trichomoniasis causes
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premature or unhealthy babies born to infected females.
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Who is more likely to suffer from STD's?
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females
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The most common STD among teens is ______.
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Chlamydia
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Are STD's highly communicable?
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Yes
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An STD that causes genital warts is _____.
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Genital HPV
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An STD that causes genital blisters is _____.
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Genital herpes
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What is not a reason why STD's go undiagnosed?
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State laws require all STD's to be reported.
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What STD causes vaginitis?
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Trichomoniasis
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What are the 3 stages of syphilis?
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Chancre- Reddish sore that goes away on its own.
Non- Itchy rash- goes away on its own.
Damage to internal organs- which can lead to death.
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When can syphilis be treated?
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At any stage but if it has been at the third stage for a while any damage that has been done can not be fixed.
