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1. STI: AIDS
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Early Symptoms
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In the initial stages of HIV infection, most people will have very
few, if any, symptoms. Within a month or two after infection,
individuals may experience a flu-like illness, including:
* Fever
* Headache
* Tiredness
* Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and groin area
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These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken
for another viral infection, such as influenza (flu). However, during this period
people are highly infectious because HIV is present in large quantities in genital
fluids and blood. Some people infected with HIV may experience more severe
symptoms initially or a longer duration of clinical symptoms, while others may
remain symptom-free for 10 years or more.

2. STI: AIDS continued
Later Symptoms
* Rapid weight loss
* Recurring fever or profuse night sweats
* Extreme and unexplained fatigue
* Prolonged swelling of the lymph glands in the armpits, groin or neck
* Diarrhea that lasts for more than a week
* Sores of the mouth, anus or genitals
* Pneumonia
* Red, brown, pink or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth,
nose or eyelids
* Memory loss, depression and other neurological disorders.
Each of these symptoms can be related to other illnesses. The only way to determine if
you are infected with HIV is to get tested.

3. STI: HIV TESTING
Types of HIV Tests
We test a sample of blood to see if it contains human antibodies
(disease-fighting proteins) specific to HIV.
The two key types of HIV antibody tests are the enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the Western blot
NOTE: HIV is the cause of AIDS.

4. STI: HIV
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31 anti retroviral drugs (ARVs) approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat HIV
infection.
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These treatments do not cure people of HIV or AIDS.
Rather, they suppress the virus, even to undetectable
levels, but they do not completely eliminate HIV
from the body. By suppressing the amount of virus in
the body, people infected with HIV can now lead longer
and healthier lives. However, they can still transmit the
virus and must continuously take antiretroviral drugs in
order to maintain their health quality.

5. STI: Chlamydia
Mode of Transmission
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Oral / Anal / Vaginal Sex with an infected person
Symptoms:
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Considered a silent disease with no apparent
symptoms up to 2weeks from Infection
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Those who do have symptoms may have an
abnormal discharge (mucus or pus) from the vagina
or penis or experience pain while urinating. These
early symptoms may be very mild.

6. STI: Chlamydia
TESTING:
Swab test is obtained by briefly placing a swab in the opening of the
urethra at the tip of the penis; this causes brief discomfort and a
burning sensation
TREATMENT:
Anti-biotics like Zithromax or Doxycycline

7. STI: Gonorrhea
Incubation period 2-10 days after exposure to infected person via sex
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Symptoms (women)
* Bleeding during vaginal intercourse
* Painful or burning sensations when urinating
* Yellow or bloody vaginal discharge
More advanced symptoms, which may indicate development of Pelvic
Inflammatory Disease (PID), include cramps and pain, bleeding
between menstrual periods, vomiting, or fever.
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Symptoms (men)
* White, yellow, or green pus from the penis with pain
* Burning sensations during urination that may be severe
* Swollen or painful testicles
TREATMENT: ANTI-BIOTICS

8. Gonococcal cervicitis

9. GENITAL HERPES
Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus
Symptoms:
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tingling or sores (lesions) near the area where the virus
has entered your body, such as on your genital or rectal
area, on your buttocks or thighs
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Sometimes, there is a crack or raw area or some redness
without pain, itching, or tingling. Other symptoms that
may accompany the first (and less often future) outbreak
of genital herpes are fever, headache, muscle aches,
painful or difficult urination, vaginal discharge, and
swollen glands in the groin area.
TREATMENT: ANTI-BIOTICS

10. Recurrent herpes, male

11. STI: SYPHILIS
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The first symptom of
primary syphilis is often
a small, round, firm
ulcer called a chancre
("shanker") at the place
where the bacteria
entered your body.
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Treatment: penicillin