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bacterial vaginitis (BV)
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bacterial infection of the vagina
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chancre
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genital sore or lesion where syphilis pathogens enter the body
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chlamydia
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bacterial STI caused by the
C. trachomatis
bacterium
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cystitis
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infection of the lower urinary tract and the bladder
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cytology
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study of cells
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gonorrhea
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bacterial STI caused by the
N. gonorrhoeae
bacterium
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group B streptococcus
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type of bacteria that can live in a person’s gastrointestinal and genital tracts without causing problems but that can invade the body and cause infection
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hepatitis
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viral infection with three main types, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
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herpes simplex virus (HSV)
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virus that causes herpes and is not curable
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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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enveloped retrovirus that is encapsulated by two single-stranded RNAs and can be the cause of AIDS
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human papillomavirus (HPV)
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double-stranded DNA virus that replicates in the basal cell layer of stratified squamous epithelial cells, which then replicate and cause hyperplasia and possible cancer
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interstitial cystitis
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chronic bladder condition that causes pain and has no known cause
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pyelonephritis
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bacterial infection of the upper urinary tract that causes inflammation of the kidneys
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stigma
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negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate the general public to fear, reject, avoid, and discriminate against a group of people
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syphilis
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bacterial STI caused by
T. pallidum
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trichomoniasis
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STI caused by a protozoan parasite
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urethritis
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infection of the lower urinary tract that causes inflammation of the urethra
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vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)
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fungal infection caused by the yeast
Candida
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whiff test
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test on vaginal sample in which a few drops of potassium hydroxide (KOH) are mixed with the sample; the KOH kills bacteria and leaves only yeast behind, revealing if there is a yeast infection