Name: ______________________ Date: _______ CP: ___

Health Notes 6.2 Risky Behavior

Risky behavior or risk-taking behavior is defined as ________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

It’s true that most teens are going to engage in some sort of risky behavior. It goes hand in hand with their need

to__________________________________________________________________________________________________.

To help prevent risky behavior, __________________________________________________________________________.

Examples:

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

4. ________________________________

5. ________________________________

6. ________________________________

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Commonly referred to as an ___________.

STDs are infections that are passed________________________________________________________________________.

Adolescents ages 15-24 account for nearly __________of the 20 million new cases of STDs each year.

New estimates show that there are about _______________ new sexually transmitted infections in the United States each year.

____________________________ contract a sexually transmitted disease every year.

STDs can mostly be prevented by __________ having sex.

STDs ________________________________________________________________________________________________.

HIV

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is transmitted through _________________________________________.

It is the virus that can lead to ____________________________, if not treated. Unlike some other viruses, the human body

_______ get rid of HIV completely, even with treatment. So once you get HIV, you have it for _______.

Within 2 to 4 weeks after infection, many, but not all, people develop ____________ symptoms, often described as “the

worst flu ever.”

AIDS is the most _________ phase of HIV infection. People with AIDS have such badly damaged immune systems that they

get an increasing number of _____________________.

AIDS

AIDS = _______________________________________________

Without treatment, people who progress to AIDS typically survive about ________. Once you have a dangerous

opportunistic illness, life-expectancy without treatment falls to about _____________.

In the United States, most people with HIV do not develop AIDS because________________________________. People

with HIV who are diagnosed early can have a life span that is about the same as someone like them who does not HIV.

HPV

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the_________________________________________. Some health

effects caused by HPV can be prevented by the HPV vaccines.

_______________ Americans, most in their late teens and early 20s, are infected with HPV. There

are many different types of HPV.

You can get HPV by _______________________________________________________________.

There is ______________ to find out if a person is infected.

Most people with HPV_____________________________________________________________________. Some people

find out they have HPV when they get ______________. Women may find out they have HPV when they get an abnormal

Pap test result (during cervical cancer screening). Others may only find out once they’ve developed more serious problems

from HPV, such as ______________.

Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can be easily cured.

It left untreated it can cause ________________________________________. This can make it

difficult or impossible for her to get pregnant later on. Chlamydia can also cause miscarriages.

Symptoms

include_____________________________________________________________________________________.

Gonorrhea

It can cause ___________________in the genitals, and other areas. It is a very common infection,

especially among young people ages ________________.

You can get gonorrhea by __________________________________________________.

A pregnant woman with gonorrhea can give the infection to her ____________during childbirth.

Symptoms include _____________________________________________________________________________________.

It can be cured with the right medicine. It is becoming harder to treat some gonorrhea, ___________________

____________________________________________.

Herpes

Genital herpes is an STD caused by ___________of viruses. The viruses are called herpes simplex

virus ___________ (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus ____________ (HSV-2).

Type 2 Genital herpes is spread through __________________________.

_______________________ is usually caused by ____________ and can result in

________________________________________________________________________________.

However, most people do ________have any symptoms. Most people with oral herpes were infected

____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Oral herpes caused by HSV-1 can be spread from the _________________________________________________________.

Hepatitis

Viral hepatitis, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, are a group of distinct diseases that

affect the ____________.

Type A symptoms are often similar to a _________________. Most cases resolve within a month.

Hepatitis B and C can cause sudden illness. It can lead to ______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Hepatitis A is spread by _________________________________that have been contaminated with the feces of an infected

person.

Hepatitis B and C are spread mainly through ________________________________________________________________.

Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause serious health problems if it is not treated. Syphilis is divided into stages (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). There are different signs and symptoms associated with each stage.

A person with primary syphilis generally has ___________________________________________________.

Symptoms of secondary syphilis include ___________________________________________________________________.

During the latent stage, there are ________________________________________________________________________.

Tertiary syphilis is associated with severe medical problems. It can affect the _____________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________.