Ch.13 Flashcards
(130 cards)
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A circumscribed pus-filled lesion
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Abscess
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A combination of deafness, impaired vision, and notched, peg-shaped teeth that occurs in children
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Hutchinson’s triad
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A condition in which people without gonorrhea have a demonstrable infection of the urethra usually characterized by inflammation, and often accompanied by discharge
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Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
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A flat, red area on the skin with small, raised papules
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Maculopapular rash
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A group of connected, deeper abscesses
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Carbuncles
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A group of infectious diseases usually transmitted through sexual contact affecting both males and females
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
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A minor infection at the base of a hair follicle
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Folliculitis
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A more widespread and highly contagious staphylococcal skin disease
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Impetigo
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A soft, painless, gummy noninfectious granular lesion
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Gumma
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A very fragile organism that is sensitive to dehydration and can only survive a brief period outside the body, so it is rarely contracted from a dry surface such as a toilet seat
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Neisseria gonorrhea
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A warm, painful abcess that develops in the region of a hair follicle; also known as boil
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Furuncle
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Also known as chlamydial urethritis
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Chlamydia
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An eye redness due to dilation of the conjunctival blood vessels; commonly called pink eye or red eye
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Bacterial conjunctivitis
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An inflammation and swelling of the cornea
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Keratitis
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An STD believed to be more prevalent worldwide than gonorrhea or syphilis is
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Chancroid
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Another bacterium that also infects hair follicles and can cause folliculitis
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Another infection caused by this organism involves the formation of an abscess
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S. aureus
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Another type of NGU caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum
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Ureaplasma urethritis
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Antibodies experimentally produced against a single type of cell or substance
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Monoclonal antibodies
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Bacteremia following formation of carbuncles can occur requiring antibiotic treatment and debridement in
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Staphylococcal contact diseases
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Because infection is often associated with sweat gland activity and areas of the body subjected to rubbing or abrasion, this infection occurs on the neck, face, armpits, or buttocks
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Staphylococcus aureus infection
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Because this organism is heat sensitive, the symptoms occur in the skin and peripheral nervous system in the cooler parts of the body, such as the hands, feet, face, and earlobes
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Burning pain experienced on urination reflects
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An infection in the urethra
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Can be dected by observing gram-negative diplococci from cultivated swab samples as well as in white blood cells from the urogenital tract
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Gonorrhea
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Can be the result of skin abscess due to tampon insertion for example, surgery, or even tatooing
TSS
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Causative agent of chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi
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Causative agent of chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
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Causative agent of cat-scratch disease
Bartonella henselae
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Causative agent of leprosy
Mycobacterium leprae
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Causative agent of pasteurellosis
Pasteurella multocida
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Causative agent of scalded skin syndrome
Staphylococcus aureus
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Causative agent of staphylococcal contact diseases
Staphylococcus aureus
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Causative agent of syphilis
Treponema pallidum
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Causative agents of Rat-bite fever
Actinobacillus muris and Spirillum minus
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Chlamydial uretheritis represents one of several diseases collectively known as
Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
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Chlamydial urethritis, if left untreated, might progress to
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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Commonly called Hansen disease
Leprosy
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Commonly known as gonococcus, has a characteristic double-bean shape
Neisseria gonorrhea
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Commonly known as veneral diseases
STDs
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Condition resulting from most dog or cat bites resulting in local redness, warmth and swelling at the wound site
Pasteurellosis
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Condition that results from scratch, bite or lick of infected cat
Cat-scratch disease (CSD)
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Condition where 50 percent of women are asymptomatic, but the cervix might be reddened, burning sensation upon urination might be experienced, menstrual cycle may be interrupted, salpingitis and PID might occur, and sterility may result from a scar tissue after the disease has been treated
Gonorrhea
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Condition where a patient's personality and judgment are altered and might cause insanity
Syphilis
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Condition where a tender papule surrounded by erythema forms at the entry site, becomes pus-filled and then breaks down giving a saucer-shaped ulcer that has ragged edges and soft borders
Chancroid
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Condition where chlamydiae multiply in the conjuncitva, a series of tiny, pale nodules form on this membrane, giving it a rough apperance
Trachoma
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Condition where most women encounter no outward symptoms, although for some there may be a foul smelling, grayish white discharge
Bacterial vaginosis
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Condition where patients experience a lesion at the site of the bite or scratch then a typical triad of prolonged fever, pain in the back and joints, and skin rash
Rat-bite fever
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Condition where scarring of the conjunctiva occurs and the eyelashes turn inwards and abrade the cornea, eventually leading to blindness
Trachoma
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Condition where silver nitrate treatment is not effective, azithromycin or doxycycline is effective in normal patients, erythromycin is effective in pregnant women
Neonatal conjunctivitis
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Condition where the discharge is variable in quantity, urethral pain is usually aggravated during urination
Ureaplasma urethritis
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Condition where the initial infection sets up a hypersensitive state, so that repeated infections result in chronic inflammation
Trachoma
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Condition where the skin becomes red, wrinkled and tender to touch, with a sandpaper appearance and the epidermis may then peel off; caused by exotoxins produced by staphylococci
Scalded skin syndrome
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Condition whose symptoms are more acute in males, a tingling sensation in the penis occurs, a yellow and thick fluid resembling semen is discharged, frequent urination and urge to urinate develops, sharp pain in testicles might be felt
Gonorrhea
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Considered a curse of the damned that does not kill and neither seem to end
Leprosy
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Consists of the primary sex organs, the ovaries, and several accessory sex organs
Female reproductive system
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Development of a fertilized egg outside the womb, often in a fallopian tube
Ectopic pregnancy
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Disease also known as soft chancre
Chancroid
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Disease characterized by sudden fever and circulatory collapse, caused by an exotoxin-producing strain of S. aureus
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
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Disease that has an unusually long incubation period of three to six years, a factor making diagnosis difficult
Leprosy
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Disease that is endemic in many developing nations, and it is common in tropical climates and where public health standards are low
Chancroid
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Disease whose symptoms are similar to those of other diseases and called great imitator
Syphilis
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Disease whose symptoms include a skin rash that appears as reddish-brown spots on the palms, soles, face, and scalp ; loss of eyebrows often occurs accompanied with patchy loss of hair on the head
Secondary syphilis
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For many years, the principal drug and treatment of leprosy was a sulfur compound known as
Dapsone
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Gardnerella vaginalis, Prevotella, and Peptostreptococcus replace lactocacilli in this condition
Bacterial vaginosis
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Genomic relation between M. leprae and M. tuberulosis
M. leprae has more than half the genes in M. tuberculosis missing from its genome
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Gram-negative bacterium without a peptidoglycan
Chlamydia trachomatis
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Has a biphasic and unique reproductive cycle consiting of an elementary body and a reticulate body
Chlamydia trachomatis
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Humans are the only hosts for this organism which must be spread by direct human-to-human contact, usually by sexual intercourse
Treponema pallidum and Chlamydia trachomatis
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In complicated forms of this disease, salpingitis might occur
Chlamydial urethritis
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In females, those three are colonized by indigenous population of microbes
Vagina, vulva, and cervix
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In Japan and other parts in Asia, Spirillum-related rat-bite fever is known as
Sodoku
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In males, only this is colonized by indigenous microbes
Urethra
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In untreated patients with this condition, most patient recover, but they bear pitted scars from the healed lesions and remain pockmarked
Secondary syphilis
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Infants afflicted with this disease and who were born alive (stillbirth did not occur) might develop skin lesions, suffer poor bone formation, meningitis, or Hutchinson's triad
Congenital syphilis
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Infection which is more superficial and appears as thin-walled blisters oozing a yellowish fluid that forms a yellowish-brown flaky crust
Impetigo
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Infertility in males and salpingits in females are consequences of this NGU disease
Ureaplasma urethritis
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Inflammation of the rectum
Proctitis
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Inflammation of the fallopian tubes
Salpingitis
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Inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and or ovaries
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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Known as the silent disease because the organism does not cause extensive tissue injury directly
Chlamydia
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Lesion which is a painless circular, purplish ulcer with a small raised margin with hard edges
Chancre
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Major male sex hormone produced by the testes
Testosterone
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Mucociliary escalator, mucus containing a variety of antimicrobial chemicals, and antibacterial peptides are antimicrobial mechanisms found in the
Cervix
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Multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant S.aureus
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Newborns may contract C. trachomatis during delivery from an infected mother and develop a disease of the eyes known as
Neonatal conjunctivitis
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Normally produce lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide in the vagina
Lactobacillus
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Occurs in females when there is a disruption in the normal balance of vaginal microbiota
Bacterial vaginosis
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Often considered as hidden epidemics because some individuals don't realize they are infected or are reluctant to disclose their condition for social reasons
STDs
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Organism causing abscesses: furuncles, and carbuncles
Staphylococcus aureus
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Organism refered to as T-mycoplasma because tiny colonies of the organism develop in laboratory media
Ureaplasma urealyticum
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Patients with this condition experience disfiguring of the skin and bone, twisting of the limbs, and curling of the fingers to form characteristic claw hands
Leprosy
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Patients with this condition will enter a latent period that includes relapses of the disease for a while, then it either remains asymptomatic or slowly progresses to the third stage
Secondary syphilis
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Produces, maintains, and transports sperm cells and is the source of male sex hormones
Male reproductive system
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Rapid-rising fever, vomitting and watery diarrhea, severe muscle aches, peeling of skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, a sudden drop in blood pressure leading to shock and heart failure
Toxic shock syndrome
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Red-clustered blisters at the site of entry in addition to swollen lymph nodes occur in patients with this disease
CSD
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Reducing acute infections in children involved surgery of the eyelids, antibiotics for acute infections, facial hygiene improvements, and environmental access to safe water
SAFE
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Refering to the testes, which produce sperm
Primary sex organs
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Serotype A, B, and C of C. trachomatis that are not sexually transmitted but rather by personal contact with contaminated fingers, towels, and optical instruments cause this disease
Trachoma
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Spirochete having endoflagella and causing syphilis
Treponema pallidum
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Stage of syphilis that occurs after several weeks following the healing of the chancre and occurs in untreated patients
Secondary syphilis
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Stage of syphilis that occurs in many forms, but most commonly it involves the skin, skeletal, or cardiovascular and nervous systems
Tertiary syphilis
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Staphylococci, pneumococci, or streptococci are the major causative agents of this eye disease
Bacterial conjunctivitis
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STDs also known as this name because the person might be infected and can potentially infect others but without showing signs of disease
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
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Symptom of leprosy where loss of facial features accompanied by a thickening of the outer ear and collapse of the nose in addition to lepromas
Multibacillary or lepromatous leprosy
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Symptom of leprosy where loss of pain sensation due to nerve damage occurs
Paucibacillary or tuberculoid leprosy
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Teems with spirochetes and represents the stage that is the most infectious
Chancre
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The causative agent of gonorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhea
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The epididymis, the vas deferens, the seminal vesicles, the prostate gland and the bulbourethral glands are
Male accessory reproductive organs
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The fallopian tube, the uterus, vagina, and vulva are
Female accessory reproductive organs
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The first stage of syphilis that is characterized by the appearance of a chancre usually on the genital organs
Primary syphilis
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The hallmark of staphylococcal skin diseases is the production of
pus-filled pockets in the skin
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The hallmark of tertiary syphilis is the
Gumma
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The lesions in chancroid often occur on
the penis in males and the labia or clitoris in females
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The lower portion of the uterus and the part that opens into the vagina; it is a common site of infection
Cervix
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The most frequently reported STD globally is
Chlamydia
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The nonreplicating, extracellular, infectious phase of C. trachomatis reproductive cycle
Elementary Body (EB)
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The replicating, intracellular, noninfectious phase of C. trachomatis reproductive cycle
Reticulate body
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The second most fequently reported notifiable STD in the United States
Gonorrhea
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The worlds leading cause of preventable blindness
Trachoma
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This complication of gonorrhea may develop in the pharynx if bacterial cells are transmitted by oral-genital contact
Gonococcal pharyngitis
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This complication of gonorrhea may develop in the rectum especially in individuals performing anal intercourse
Gonococcal proctitis
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This complication of gonorrhea might occur where the bacterial cells are transmitted to the eyes by fingertips or towels
Keratitis
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This condition occurs in infants born to infected women where the infants may contract gonococci during passage through the birth canal
Neonatal conjunctivitis
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This species thrives in the vagina and contributes to the acidic pH which discourages the growth of potential pathogens
Lactobacillus
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Transmission of this disease does not require sexual contact, contact with the lesion produced is enough
Chancroid
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Treponema palidum might penetrate the placental barrier of infected pregnant women and cause
Congenital syphilis
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Very small bacteria with an obligate intracellular lifestyle
Chlamydiae
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Was known as the Great Pox
Syphilis
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The rapid plasma reagin and VDRL test are both used in the diagnosis of
Syphilis
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Can be contracted by contact with nasal secretions
Leprosy
