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disease 6
Gonorrhea
ganrya السيلان
go/nor/rhea
symptoms?
asymptomatic
signs in men ?
pain during urination
thick, pus-containing urethral discharge
as part of inflammatory response
slow urinary flow
can spread to prostate gland , testes
scar tissue can lead to infertility
signs in women ?
painful urination
abnormal vaginal discharge
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
grows well in cervix & fallopian tubes
grows well in cervix & fallopian tubes will lead to :
inflammation
pain
possible sacrring
associated with :
disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)
disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)
is considerd ? and characterized by :
ds min ated gone/coc/al
systemic infection
(2) characterized by:
(a) fever
(b) rash
(c) arthritis caused by growth within joint spaces
disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)
can lead to :
infective endocarditis
meningitis
endo car di tis menin gi ts
endocarditis meningitis
Causative Agent
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
ny seerya goneree
Ne iss eria gonorrh o eae
pathogenesis
uses? for attachment to receptors on non-ciliated epithelial
pili
affect on parts that is non-ciliated epithelial such as :
1) urethra
(2) cervix
(3) mouth
(4) pharynx
(5) rectum
(6) conjunctiva
Characteristic
resists phagocytosis
Ophthalmia neonaturum/neonatal conjunctivitis
disseminated gonococcal infection
can cause scarring in males & females which can lead to
sterility
infection in eyes of newborns
acquired during delivery
Ophthalmia neonaturum/neonatal conjunctivitis
Ophthalmia neonaturum/neonatal conjunctivitis cans cause ?
redness
pain
pus