Part 4 Prevention of communicable and sexually transmitted diseases Text I. Chlamydia

Read the text and translate it. Do the exercises following after the text. Прочитайте, переведите текст на русский язык. Выполните задания после текста.

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and usually goes untreated, affecting up to one in ten sexually active young people. It's a bacterial infection, which is usually passed from one person to another during sex. It can live inside cells of the cervix, urethra and rectum and sometimes in the throat and eyes. Chlamydia can also be passed from a pregnant woman to her baby. Chlamydia is often referred to as the 'silent infection' as a person doesn't have any obvious signs. Symptoms can appear one to three weeks after you've come into contact with Chlamydia. Women might notice unusual vaginal discharge, bleeding between periods, pain with sex or when passing urine, lower abdominal pain. Men might notice white, watery discharge from the tip of the penis, pain when passing urine or painful testicles. If the infection is in the eye or rectum, you may experience discomfort, pain or discharge. If you think you might have Chlamydia, it's important to be tested quickly in sexual health clinics. Chlamydia is easy to treat with antibiotics, either as a single dose or longer course for up to two weeks. If complications occur, another treatment might be needed. Without treatment, the infection can spread to other parts of the body causing damage and long-term health problems, including infertility. In women, Chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease. This can lead to Ectopic pregnancy, blocked fallopian tubes, long-term pelvic pain. In men, Chlamydia can lead to painful infection in the testicles. Rarely, Chlamydia can lead to inflammation of the joints in both men and women. This is known as reactive arthritis. Every time you have a new sexual partner you need to be tested. Remember before having sex, talk to your partner about using condom, it can help you to avoid STIs. (http://yourstdhelp.com/chlamydia.html. Adopted by Suslova L.V.)

Vocabulary

discharge - выделения infertility – бесплодие inflammation – воспаление inside- внутри joints- суставы obvious- очевидный pregnant- беременная rectum- прямая кишка sexually transmitted infections- ИППП

silent – скрытая to affect- поражать to avoid - избегать to lead to- вести к to occur- случаться to pass передавать to refer to- относиться к cervix- шейка матки

Exercises

Ex.1. Make plan to the text.Составьте план текста.

Ex.2. Answer the questions according to the text. Ответьте на следующие вопросы по тексту. 1. What is Chlamydia? 2. What is the cause of Chlamydia? 3. Where can an infection live? 4. How can it be passed from one person to another? 5. Why is Chlamydia called the 'silent infection'? 6. What are its symptoms? 7. How can it be tested? 8. How is it treated? 9. What problems can a bacterial infection lead to? 10. How can STIs be avoided?

Ex.3. Say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE, write down right sentences from the text. Прочитайте следующие предложения, определите, соответствуют ли они содержанию текста, подтвердите ваш ответ соответствующим предложением из текста. 1. Chlamydia may be identified by the presence of vaginal discharge.2. Aspirin is recommended in treating this infection for some weeks.3. Complicated infection does not require antibiotics.4.Patients with Chlamydia are persons at high risk of developing infertility. 5. A diagnosis of Chlamydia is made only by special tests. 6. Vaccines reduce the incidence of infection. 7. Using condom can help you to avoid Chlamydia.

Ex.4. Choose the right form of the verbs in the brackets, read and translate sentences into Russian. Выберите необходимую форму глагола, прочитайте предложение и переведите его на русский язык. 1.If a woman (will notice, notices) unusual vaginal discharge, she (will consult, consults) her gynecologist. 2. Your eyes (are tested, will be tested) if you (have, will have) symptoms of discharge from the eye. 3. If you (think, will think) you have Chlamydia, you (are tested, will be tested) in sexual health clinics. 4. If your partner (uses, will use) condom, he (prevent, will prevent) you from bacterial infection. 5. If a person (comes, come) into contact with Chlamydia, so symptoms (will appear, appear) in three weeks. 6. If a pregnant woman (has, will have) bacterial infection, it (passes, will pass) to her baby.

Ex.5. Using the information from the text make recommendations to the patient, see example. Используя информацию из текста, дайте рекомендации пациенту, смотри пример, e.g. Consult your doctor, if you have bleeding between periods.