final: STD Flashcards
most common STD
chlamydia
S&S of chlaymydia
urthritis
discharge
abdominal,rectal, testicular pain
painful intercourse
irregular menses
what can chlamydia cause in women
PID
sterility
what does chlamydia trachomatis affect
newborn during birth-> conjuctivitis-> corneal scarring
respiratory infection pneumonia
TX for chlaymdia
tetracycline
what is syphilis causes by
treponema pallidum
what two ways is syphiliis passed
sexually or congenital
how is syphillis passed
it penetrates through the skin during sex or intimate kiss and goes to the blood stream and then through the lymph
how long does syphilis take to incubate
3 weeks
what does syphilis develop and what is it
chancre , a red painless lesion at the site of infection
ulcerates and becomes crusty and then heals ina few weeks
2nd signs for syphilis
several weeks later- pink rash, fever, headache, joint pain, lose hair, menigitis
what does the latent period in syphilis mean
only detectable in the blood
tertiary signs for syphilis
destructive lesions in CV, CNS, BV, bones, skin, brain damage, insanity
tx for syphilis
penicillin
2nd most common STI
gonorrhea
what is GON causes by
neiserria gonorrhea
what does gonorrhea invade
mucosae of reproductive and urinary tract
is gonorrhea symptomatic or asymptomatic
a
men with gonorrhea usually develop
urthritis
pain urination
discharge
women with gonorrhea usually develop
abdominal discomfort
discharge
abnormal uterine bleeding
urthritis
untreated gonorrhea in men and women cause
men: urethral construction and duct inflammation
women: PID and sterility
treatment for gonorrhea
may be resistant to ABX
ceftriaxonr
penicllin
ampicillin
doxycycline
what is bacterial vaginossi
overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria
how can you get bacterial vaginosis
douching, no condom
multiple or new sex partners