B15.5 Sexually transmitted infections

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What is an STI?

  • An infection that is transmitted via bodily fluids during sexual intercourse or contact

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What is HIV?

  • Human immunodeficiency virus is a pathogen that can cause an STI

    • The virus infects the body’s immune system and decreases the body’s ability to fight infection, which eventually leads to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency virus)

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What are the methods of transmission of HIV?

  • HIV can be spread by infected bodily fluids:

    • Sharing needles with an infected person

    • Blood transfusions with infected blood

    • During pregnancy (from mother to fetus across the placenta)

    • Breastfeeding

    • Unprotected sexual intercourse with infected person

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How can the spread of STIs be controlled?

  • Having protected sex (using condoms)

  • Getting tested if you had unprotected sex or sex with multiple partners

  • Raising awareness through education programs

  • Never sharing needles and making sure medical equipment is sterile

  • Screening for HIV during pregnancy