Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Across
  1. 5. STI's can be transmitted through this but some just need skin to skin contact
  2. 9. syphilis can cause damage to which important organ
  3. 11. A person with no symptoms
  4. 14. Infectious disease/infection spread from person to person through sexual contact.
  5. 17. A viral STI that causes sores around the genital area, mouth, or other parts of the body, skin to skin contact is all that it needed to contract this STI
  6. 18. virus that leads to cancer in men and women
  7. 19. a virus that attacks the immune system, which is our body’s natural defense against illness. The virus destroys a type of white blood cell in the immune system
  8. 20. STI's caused by this are treatable but not curable
Down
  1. 1. common bacterial STI that often has no noticeable symptoms.
  2. 2. proteins in the immune system that destroy a foreign substance
  3. 3. The deliberate decision to avoid harmful behaviors, including sexual activity before marriage and the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
  4. 4. Stimulates the body’s own immune system to protect the person against infection or disease.
  5. 6. will protect against an STI but is not 100% effective
  6. 7. AIDS destroys this body system, leaving the person susceptible to other diseases
  7. 8. Process where a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by a vaccine.
  8. 10. prevent pregnancy but do not protect against sexually transmitted infections
  9. 12. cure for bacterial STI infection
  10. 13. disease that gradually breaks down the immune system
  11. 15. Physical signs of an illness or infection, such as sores or itching.
  12. 16. STI's caused by this are treatable and curable