Bacterial STDs Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 2 main categories of genitourinary infections?
A
- Primary infection due to sexually transmitted pathogenic organism
- infection due to members of the resident flora
2
Q
Categories of STDs
A
Bacterial
Parasitic
Viral
3
Q
Top 10 STDs
A
- Genital Warts (Papillomavirus)
- Non-specific urethritis ( chlamydia trachomatis)
3.Lymphogranuloma venereum (trachomatis)
4.Vaginal trush ,balanitis (candida albicans)
5.Vaginitis, urethritis (Thrichomonas vaginalis)
6.Gonorrhea(Neisseria gonorrhoeae - AIDS (HIV)
8 Syphilis ( Treponema Pallidum) - Hepatitis (Hepatitis B virus)
- Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
4
Q
STD causative agents mechanisms to fight host defences
A
- Specific attachment mechanism
- Induce negligible or strong inflammation
- resist phagocytosis
- produce IgA protease
- antigenic variation
5
Q
Causative agent of the Gonorrhoea? Gram + or -?
A
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
Gram +
6
Q
Causative agent of Syphilis ? Gram + or -?
A
Treponema Pallidum
7
Q
what are the ways o f transmission for Chlamydia ?
A
Sexual or vertical transmissions
8
Q
What’s the most diagnosed STD in the UK?
A
Chlamydia
