ID test 4 part 2 Flashcards
Second most reported STD in the US
Gonorrhea
risk of ______ transmission is much higher than _____ in gonorrhea
male-to-female higher than female-to-male
gonorrhea symptoms
similar to UTI
males- profuse, purulent discharge
most females are asymptomatic
if gonorrhea is left untreated it can lead to
disseminated gonoccal infection- systemic; septic arthritis
most commonly reported STD in the US
chlamydia
1 cause worldwide of inocular blindness
chlamydia
stage 1 of syphillis
primary
chancre- PAINLESS lesion
highly contagious
resolves spontaneously in 3-6 weeks
Stage 2 of syphillis
secondary
mucocutaneous eruptions
non contagious except for mucosal lesions
if not treated, can appear 2-8 weeks after chancre
Stage 3 of syphillis
latent
asymptomatic w/ + serologic tests
early latent- 1 yr from onset- potentially contagious
late latent- non infectious
stage 4 of syphillis
tertiary
inflammation of any organ system
gummas- granulomatous lesions
2-3 yrs after initial infections
neurosyphilis
can occur at any stage
hemiplegia, hemiparesis, seizues
jarisch-herxheimer rxn
acute febrile rxn- fever, chills, myalgias, HA, tachycardia, >RR, > WBC, vasodilation
occurs w/in 2 hours of syphilis treatment
possibly due to toxin release or amplified immune response.
preferred treatment for syphilis is
PCN!
Herpes is a ____ virus
double-stranded DNA
primary HSV infection
systemic symptoms- fever, HA, myalgia can be asymptomatic 2-7 days after contract- genital lesions painful ulcerations last 7-14 days viral shedding 11-12 days
secondary HSV infection
80% w/in first year up to 4-8 times/yea tingling, itching, burning 18-36 hours before lesion heal faster & less vesicles (3-10 days) viral shedding about lasts 4 days
effective treatment of HSV requires initiation of therapy within ___ of lesion onset
1 day
daily suppressive HSV therapy
recommended for pts with >6 episodes/yr
effective at decreasing transmission via asymptomatic viral shedding
gardisil
protects against 6, 11, 16 & 18- warts and cancer
cervarix
protects against 16 & 18- just cancer
bacterial vaginosis
gardnerella vaginalis- anaerobic bacteria
treat with metronidazole or clindamycin
trichomonisaisis
trichomonas vaginalis- anaerobic, flagellated protoanza
treat with metronidazole or tinidazole
vulvovaginal candidiasis
candida albicans-budding yeast
treat with azole
HIV-1
most cases
HIV-2
minority of cases, less virulent, concentrated in west Africa
HIV major genes
RNA retrovirus, viral genome (Gag, Pol, Env), reverse transcriptase
reverse transcriptase
RNA dependent DNA polymerase
makes ds-DNA from ss-RNA
tropisms
attraction of binding for a particular co-receptor in HIV
not static
CXCR5 co-receptor is more common on
T-helper cells
CCR5 co-receptor is common on
macrophages
more common form of initial attack
binding of GP120 to its receptors causes
a conformational change to the protein GP41
cellular protein found in some host immune cells that inhibits uncoating of HIV
receptor interacting molecule 5-alpha in T cells
lab tests to detect HIV
ELISA, western blot, virus isolation & culture, PCR
central concept of HIV
disease derives from toxic effects of HIV on host immune cells with decrease in CD4+ T cells as a main feature
goals of HIV therapy
suppress viral replication to <50 and preserve immune function
suggest that ___ drugs is the minimal # required for long-term suppression of HIV w/out developing resistance
3
genetic barrier
number of mutations required to become resistant to a treatment
low- bad\high-good
HIV prevention
possibly Truvada?-Emtricitabine & tenofovir
Nucleoside & nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
competitive inhibitors of viral RT
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
non-competitive inhibitors of viral RT in HIV-1 only!
generally low genetic barrier