Starter quiz
- Which of the following is a method of contraception?
- condoms ✓
- antibiotics
- antivirals
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Are bacteria prokaryotic or eukaryotic?- prokaryotic ✓
- eukaryotic
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- True or false? Viruses are living organisms.
- True
- False ✓
- Match the disease to the pathogen that causes it.
- HIV⇔virus ✓
- salmonella⇔bacteria ✓
- athlete's foot⇔fungus ✓
- malaria⇔protist ✓
- True or false? You can catch diseases from having unprotected sex.
- True ✓
- False
- What is the role of white blood cells?
- transporting oxygen
- immunity ✓
- transporting carbon dioxide
- blood clotting
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Exit quiz
- Which type of pathogen causes gonorrhoea and chlamydia?
- fungus
- virus
- protist
- bacterium ✓
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- Which three of these are a symptom of both chlamydia and gonorrhoea?
- swollen testicles
- yellow/green discharge from the penis or vagina ✓
- burning pain when urinating ✓
- bleeding between periods
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- How can we prevent the spread of gonorrhoea and chlamydia?
- eat a healthy diet
- use barrier-type contraception, such as condoms ✓
- abstain from sexually activity ✓
- exercise regularly
- get vaccinated against the bacteria that causes both STIs
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How can we reduce the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance?- Always take antibiotics when we are ill.
- Only use antibiotics when necessary. ✓
- Take different antibiotics to kill as many bacteria as possible.
- Finish the full course of antibiotics. ✓
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- Which bodily fluid does not typically contain HIV?
- blood
- breast milk
- saliva ✓
- vaginal discharge
- semen
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- People with AIDS are more susceptible to other diseases because they have a weakened ______ system.
- 'immune' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Some pathogens are spread by direct contact, or transfer of body fluids, during sexual activity.
- Gonorrhoea and chlamydia as examples of common sexually transmitted infections caused by bacteria.
- Ways to prevent the spread of gonorrhoea and chlamydia, and issues in treating them (including resistance).
- HIV as an example of a common sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus, and ways to prevent the spread.
- Effects of AIDS on the body, increased risk of other diseases (inc. TB), and management of progression in HIV+ people .
Common misconception
HIV and AIDS are the same thing.
HIV is the virus and AIDS is a consequence of late-stage HIV infection.
Keywords
Sexually transmitted infection - A communicable disease that is spread through sexual activity.
Contraception - A way of preventing pregnancy.
Barrier method - A form of contraception that prevents pregnancy by blocking the sperm reaching the egg, and can also stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
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