Health Education to Prevent HIV/AIDS & STIs - Department of ...

Department of Education TVET Division
HIV/AIDS & STI Teacher Guide
Symptoms of the STI
Itchy, smelly penis or vagina. White thick
discharge. Inflamed skin.
Name of the STI
Thrush
(Candida)
What kind of germ is
the STI
How is it treated
Fungus (curable with antifungal
cream)
Small pink lumps on the penis or vagina.
Sometimes they look like tiny cauliflower
shapes. They don’t hurt.
Genital warts
Virus (lumps can be
treated. Virus remains in
body)
Painful tingling around the penis or vagina.
Sometimes itchy blisters. Flu symptoms.
Blisters can be in the corners of the mouth.
Herpes
Virus (clears up by itself but
virus remains in body)
No symptoms in women and can lead to
infertility and PID. In men a thick yellow pus and
pain when urinating
Gonorrhoea
Bacteria (treated with
antibiotics)
Painless sore on the penis or vagina. Later
goes away. Rash on hands and feet. If
untreated leads to heart and brain damage and
death.
Tiredness, yellow eyes and maybe yellowish
skin. Fever.
Syphilis
Hepatitis A or B
Bacteria (treated with
antibiotics)
Virus (vaccine available)
In women causes lower abdominal pain, pain
during sex, heavy periods, bleeding and fever.
In men swelling of testes and prostrate. Can
lead to infertility.
Usually no symptoms in men or women.
Sometimes pain when urinating. May lead to
infertility
PID (pelvic
inflammatory disease)
Can be caused by
other STI’s.
Chlamydia
Bacteria (treated with
antibiotics)
Bacteria (treated with
antibiotics)
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