K.5.7.E.4b
/ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) /Name
/Class
/ DateSTI
/ Viral,Bacterial,or Parasitic /
Symptoms /
Transmission /
Helps Prevention
Chlamydia / Bacteria
(curable)* / Female:
· may not show symptoms
· increased vaginal discharge
· abnormal vaginal bleeding
· pain/bleeding during/after intercourse
· pain when passing urine
· pain in lower abdomen
Male:
· may not show symptoms
· watery/cloudy discharge from penis
· increased frequency/pain when passing urine
· tingling/itching inside penis
· pain in testicles / · unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex / · abstain from intercourse
· use of condoms reduces risk
Gonorrhea
Also called
— the “clap”
— a “dose”
— a “drip” / Bacteria
(curable) / Female:
· may not show symptoms
· increased vaginal discharge
· abnormal vaginal bleeding
· pain/bleeding during/after intercourse
· pain when passing urine
· pain in lower abdomen
Male:
· may not show symptoms
· yellowish-green discharge from penis
· increased frequency/pain when passing urine
· tingling/itching inside penis
· pain in testicles / · unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse / · abstain from intercourse
· use of condoms reduces risk
Hepatitis B / Virus:
hepatitis B
virus (HBV)
(treatable)** / · may not show symptoms
· fatigue
· fever
· jaundice (yellowing of skin and whites of eyeballs)
· dark urine/pale stools
· abdominal pain
· nausea/vomiting
· poor appetite / · unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex
· sharing needles
· mother to child / · hepatitis B vaccine
· abstain from intercourse
· use of condoms reduces risk
· do not share needles, toothbrushes, or razors
· avoid tattoos
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K.5.7.E.4b
/ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (continued) /Name
/Class
/ DateSTI
/ Viral,Bacterial,or Parasitic /
Symptoms /
Transmission /
Helps Prevention
Herpes / Virus: herpes simplex virus (HSV)
(treatable) / · tingling/itching in genital area
· tiny painful blisters/sores in genital area
· cold sores/fever blisters on the lips (type 1) / · skin-to-skin contact / · abstain from intercourse
· use of condoms reduces risk
· avoid contact during an outbreak
Human
immuno-deficiency
virus (HIV) / Virus: HIV
(treatable) / · illnesses, infections, cancers
· diarrhea
· shortness of breath
· fever
· swollen glands / · unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse
· sharing needles
· mother to child / · abstain from intercourse
· use of condoms reduces risk
· do not share needles, toothbrushes, or razors
Human
papilloma
virus (HPV)
Also called
— genital warts
— venereal warts
— condyloma / Virus: HPV
(treatable) / · may not show symptoms
· “cauliflower-like” appearance of warts grouped around anus, vagina, vulva, cervix, and on shaft of penis / · skin-to-skin contact / · abstain from skin-to-skin contact and intercourse
· use of condoms reduces risk
· regular pap tests help for early detection
Pubic lice / Tiny insects (crabs)
(curable) / · itching in genital area / · skin-to-skin contact
· scratching / · abstain from skin-to-skin contact and intercourse
Syphilis
Also called
— “bad blood”
— the “pox” / Bacteria
(curable) / · stage 1: painless shallow sore (chancre) at site of infection
· stage 2: rash or mucous patches on palms of hands/soles of feet, swollen glands
· stage 3: heart disease, blindness, paralysis / · unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex
· mother to child / · abstain from intercourse
· use of condoms reduces risk
* curable—the disease goes away or is eliminated with medical care.
** treatable—symptoms are reduced with treatment, but the disease does not go away.
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References:
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA). Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum Support: Grades K-10. Toronto, ON: OPHEA, 2000.
Ottawa, City of. People Services Department. Teaching Sexuality Resource Kit. 2nd ed. Ottawa, ON: City of Ottawa, People Services Department, 2002.
Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada. Beyond the Basics: A Sourcebook on Sexual and Reproductive Health Education. Ottawa, ON: Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada, 2001.