final - sti

Question 1

Condylomata acuminata (genital warts)

Answer 1

caused by HPV
- Transmission through direct skin to skin contact
- Mother to new born
- Usually resolves on its own

Question 2

Genital Herpes

Answer 2

caused by herpes simplex virus
- Highly contagious
- initial symptoms - tingling, itching and pain in genital area
- Spread by contact with infectious lesions but can also be spread when no lesions/ symptoms are present

Question 3

Trichomoniasis

Answer 3

protozoa
Inflammation
Frothy, malodorous, green or yellow discharge
Strawberry spots on the cervix
Cofactor for HIV transmission
Painful urination
Vaginal itching and irritation
Discomfort during intercourse

Question 4

Bacterial Vaginosis

Answer 4

Imbalance of normal vaginal bacterial flora
Thin, grayish white discharge with foul, fishy odor
Lack of inflammation
Associated with pelvic inflammatory disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes

Question 5

Chlamydia

Answer 5

Intracellular bacterial pathogen
Asymptomatic or symptomatic

Question 6

Chlamydia in women s/s

Answer 6

urinary frequency, dysuria, mucopurulent cervical discharge, damage to the cervix and fallopian tubes
- Complications—pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy

Question 7

Chlamydia in men s/s

Answer 7

urethritis, discharge, dysuria, itching, prostatitis, epididymitis, infertility
- Complications—Reiter syndrome (reactive arthritis)

Question 8

Gonorrhea

Answer 8

Bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Asymptomatic or symptomatic
Can invade bloodstream and affect other organs

Question 9

Gonorrhea in women s/s

Answer 9

discharge, dysuria, dyspareunia, pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding, fever, proctitis; can move to the fallopian tubes  scarring and infertility

Question 10

Gonorrhea in men s/s

Answer 10

urethral pain; creamy, yellow, bloody discharge; can move to the prostate and epididymis

Question 11

Syphilis

Answer 11

Spirochete Treponema pallidum

Question 12

Primary syphilis

Answer 12

chancre at the site of exposure

Question 13

Secondary syphilis

Answer 13

skin rash, fever, sore throat, stomatitis, nausea, loss of appetite, inflamed eyes, alopecia, genital lesions

Question 14

Tertiary syphilis

Answer 14

(following latent stage)
delayed response to untreated disease
localized gumma lesions: necrotic lesions in liver, testes and bone
CNS lesions: dementia, blindness, spinal cord injury
cardiovascular effects: scarring of the tunica media of thoracic aorta with aneurysms

Question 15

most common sti

Answer 15

hpv

Question 16

treatment: chlamydia, Gonorrhea, syphyllis

Answer 16

antibiotics