Background 3 STI

Question 1

what is syphillis caused by

Answer 1

spirochaete, trepnonema pallidum

Question 2

treponema pallidum is very fastidious and therefore non

Answer 2

culturable

Question 3

how is diagnosis for syphilis made

Answer 3

serology, immunofluorescnece or dark field microscopy

Question 4

gonorrhoea is caused by

Answer 4

neisseria gonorrhoeaea

Question 5

describe gonorrhoea

Answer 5

gram neg intracellular diplococci oxidase positive

Question 6

if a baby is infected at birth a serious infection can occur of the

Answer 6

eye

Question 7

trichomonas vaginalis is caused by a

Answer 7

protozoan parasite

Question 8

trichomonas vaginalis causes an acute infection with discharge in women and discharge in

Answer 8

men

Question 9

trichomonas vaginalis is observed in a wet preparation or by

Answer 9

fluorescnet staining

Question 10

chlamydial infection is caused by

Answer 10

chlamydial trachomatis

Question 11

chlamydial trachomatis can only reproduce within

Answer 11

living cells

Question 12

chlamydial trachomatis does not

Answer 12

gram stain

Question 13

chlamydial trachomatis diagnosis by

Answer 13

tissue culture, serology,

Question 14

chlamydia is increasingly common and can cause

Answer 14

reproductive problems