SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY WORDS:



1. PATHOGENS: Germs that cause a disease



2. ARC: Aids Related complex



3. STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease



4. IMMUNE SYSTEM: The bodies ability to resist disease



5. HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome



6. OPPORTUNISTIC DISEASE: A disease caused by a pathogen that a healthy immune system
would normally be able to fight: most commonly caught by Aids Victims.



7. CHANCRE: The earliest sign of Syphilis in it's primary stages: an open sore



8.  GONORRHEA: A STD caused by Bacteria enters through mucous membranes



9. AZT: Drug used to slow the progress of Aids



10. PCP: (Pneumocystis) A type of Pneumonia usually caught by Aids victims. It can be fatal



11. RISK BEHAVIOR: Any behavior that threatens a person's health and increases his or her
chances of becoming ill



12. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome



13. INTRAVENOUS DRUGS: Drugs that use a needle to inject into the blood stream for pleasure



14. CHLAMYDIA: A bacterial infection that is the most common STD in the US today; could
leads to a women becoming sterile



15. HERPES: A very contagious disease that causes blisters around areas of skin (there is no cure)



16. ANTIBODIES: Substances (in blood) that fight and destroys Pathogens found in the body



17. ABSTINENCE: Choosing not to be sexually active



18. STERILE: Unable to have a child



19. BONE MARROW: The tissue in the center of the long bones where blood cells are produced



20. T-HELPER CELLS: A helper cell; A special white blood cell that helps other white blood cells
fight pathogens by signaling the release of antibodies into the blood stream. These are the cells
(T-Cells) that the Aids virus destroy