ID Final Pt 5 Flashcards
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What causes Genital Warts? Tell me about it
HPV. Most prevalent STD, associated with cervical cancer.
What does HPV cause?
Condyloma acuminata (Genital Warts)
Real name for Genital Warts is
Condyloma acuminata
Condyloma acuminata is
Genital Warts
What is the main vaccine for HPV?
Gardasil
Herpes’ defining trait is
Fluid filled vesicles
Herpes is diagnosed by which tests? (4)
Diagnosis made on history and exam
Viral cultures
Tzanck test
PCR (Plumerus Chain Reaction)
Treatment for Herpes is
Acyclovir
Shigellosis is primarily a ___ disease
pediatric
Major viral cause of diarrhea in children 6-24mos
Rotavirus
What does Rotavirus cause? In whom?
Major cause of diarrhea in children 6-24mos
What disease/cause? Rash on palms and soles of feet that DOES NOT ITCH.
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Caused by coxsackievirus or other enteroviruses
Major viral cause of diarrhea in adults
Norwalk virus
What does Norwalk virus cause? In whom?
Major cause of diarrhea in adults
Jaundice is a symptom of
Hepatitis
What organism causes Chlamydia?
Chlamydia trachomatis
____ is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States
Chlamydia
Who is at an increased risk for Chlamydia? (2)
African Americans and impoverished people
What is a notable symptom of Chlamydia in men?
Reiter’s Syndrome (Urethritis, conjunctivitis, polyarthritis)
What 3 things make up Reiter’s syndrome?
Urethrits, conjunctivitis, polyarthritis
A male patient has Urethrits, conjunctivitis, polyarthritis. What’s he got?
Reiter’s syndrome
What causes Lymphanogranuloma Venereum?
Chlamydia trachomatis
What causes Donovanosis? What’s another name for the disease?
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. Granuloma Inguinale
What organism causes Chancroid?
Haemophilus ducreyi