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Sexual Behavior
STI's
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07/26/2005

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Term
asymptomatic
Definition
Without recognizable symptoms.
Term
gonorrhea
Definition
an STD caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Term
syphilis
Definition
an STD caused by the bacteria Treponema Pallidum.
Term
chancre
Definition
a dull-red, painless, hard, round ulcer with raised edges that forms where the spirochete causing syphilis enters a persons body.
Term
chlamydia
Definition
an STD, frequently asymptomatic in women, caused by the bacteria Chlamydia thrachomatis.
Term
nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
Definition
A term for urethral infections in men that are usually caused by the chalmydia bacteria.
Term
cystitis
Definition
a general term for any inflammation of the urinary bladder marked by pain and frequent urination.
Term
prostatitis
Definition
Inflammation of the prostate gland.
Term
garderella vaginalis
Definition
infection producing a thin, smelly discharge; affects both men and women.
Term
shigellosis
Definition
a form of dysentery that can be transmitted by sexual contact.
Term
chancroid
Definition
an STD characterized by by soft painful genital sores.
Term
vaginitis
Definition
a general term for any inflamation of the vagina
Term
leukorrhea
Definition
a whitish discharge from the vagina often caused by a fungus infection.
Term
pelvic inflammatory infection
Definition
swelling and inflamation of the uterine tissues fallopian tube
Term
aquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Definition
a virally caused condition in which severe suppression of the immune system reduces teh body's ability to fight diseases.
Term
immunosuppression
Definition
the suppression of natural immunologic responses which produces lower resistence to diseases.
Term
AZT (zidovudine)
Definition
drug used in the treatment of AIDS
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retrovirus
Definition
a form of virus that cannot reproduce inside a host cell until it has made DNA copies of its own RNA structure.
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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Definition
the retro virus that causes AIDS
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lymphadenopathy
Definition
condition involving swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and or groins
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