mid term 4 Flashcards
(29 cards)
STD - how is it transmitted?
- sexual contact
- exchange of body fluid
- close skin to skin contact
- mother to baby - during childbirth
STD - signs and symptoms?
most STD are asymptomatic
- lesions
- discharge
- pain
- lower abdominal pain or itching
STD - what are the viral organisms that cause STD?
HSV (herpes simplex virus) 1 & 2
HPV (human papiloma virus)
HIV
Hepatitis
STD - what are the bacterial organisms that cause STD?
nesiserrria gonorrhoea
chlamydia
STD - what are the parasitic organisms that cause STD?
trichomonas vaginalis
STD - chlamydia infection is mostly asymptomatic. true or false?
true
STD - can neisseria gonorrhoea be cultured?
yes
STD - men symptoms are? n gonorrhea
early and symptomatic
STD - female symptoms are? n gonorrhea
mostly asymptomatic
STD - what are the tests for Neisseria gonorrhoea?
swab, urine, pcr and culture
STD - syphillis what are the 3 stages?
painless sore
dissemination
CNS/CVS invasion
STD - Syphillis diagnosis?
Serology - antibody detection
screening test
confirmatory test
STD - HSV1casued by?
oral herpes - oral to oral contact
STD - HSV 2 caused by?
genital herpes
STD - HSV 3 stages?
primary infection - commonly asymptomatic or mild symptoms
latency in nerves - remain latent and potential for recurrence
reactivated infection - same as primary infection
STD - HSV specimen type?
Swab - pcr
STD - HPV transmission?
direct skin to skin contact
STD - HPV is the initial infection persistence and increased risk of developmental cancer in future years. true or false?
true
STD - HPV diagnostic testing?
cervical specimens from cervical cancer screenings
pcr
leptospirosis from which animal and how its spread?
rodent and urine
which group causes neonatal sepsis and meningitis?
beta haem strep b
what are the 2 strict anaerobes?
clostridium (+) and Bacteroides fragilis (-)
unpasteurised milk and deli meat what organism?
listeria monocytogens
antibiotic treatment focus?
empirical and targeted