5.7 Sexually Transmitted Infections

Question 1

What strain causes gonorrhea?

Answer 1

neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 2

What is a general description of neisseria gonorrhea?

Answer 2

gram negative
diplococcic
fastidious

Question 3

What plate is n. gonorrhoeae best frown on?

Answer 3

chocolate agar

Question 4

How does the bacteria causing gonorrhea move?

Answer 4

pili for attachment and movement

Question 5

What are pili?

Answer 5

small protein filament appendages

Question 6

What are symptoms of gonorrhea?

Answer 6

inflammation in the urehra, throat, prostate, anus, and testes

Question 7

What can happen is gonorrhea is left untreated?

Answer 7

systemic infection may result in cardiac and neurological complications such as endocarditis and meningitis

Question 8

What strain causes syphilis?

Answer 8

treponema pallidum

Question 9

What is a general description of treponema pallidum?

Answer 9

gram negative spirochete

Question 10

How can you best identify treponema?

Answer 10

dark field microscopy

Question 11

Why is it difficult to recognize symptoms of syphilis?

Answer 11

often mimic a wide range of other diseases

Question 12

What can happen is syphilis is left untreated?

Answer 12

long-term complications divided into four stages: primary, secondary, latent, and late

Question 13

How long can the primary stage of syphilis last?

Answer 13

3-6 weeks

Question 14

How does the primary stage of syphilis present?

Answer 14

single or multiple sores located at the point of infection

Question 15

How does the secondary stage of syphilis present?

Answer 15

rough red or brown skin rashes
fever
headaches
swollen lymph nodes
muscle aches
fatigue

Question 16

When will individuals move to the third stage of syphilis?

Answer 16

if left untreated

Question 17

What does the third stage/latency stage of syphilis present?

Answer 17

all physical symptoms disappear and you become asymptomatic

Question 18

How long can the latency stage of syphilis last?

Answer 18

30 years or more

Question 19

When does the final stage/late stage of syphilis appear?

Answer 19

10-30 years post infection

Question 20

What are the symptoms of the late stage of syphilis?

Answer 20

paralysis
blindness
diminished muscle coordination/movement
dementia
organ failure