CH. 7 Questions Flashcards
Infections/diseases or infectious disease syndromes primarily transmitted by close intimate contact.
sexually transmitted
The most common STIs in women
Chlamydia HPV Gonorrhea HSV-2 Syphilis HIV
Precautions used during sexual activity to prevent the transmission of pathogens
Risk-reduction
The physical barrier promoted for the prevention of sexual transmission of HIV and other STIs
Condom
Bacterial infection that is the most commonly reported STI in American Women. This infection if often silent and is highly destructive to the female reproductive tract
Chlamydia
The oldest communicable disease in the U.S. and second most common in terms of reported cases. Because it is a reportable communicable disease, health care providers are legally responsible for reporting all cases to health authorities
Gonorrhea
One of the earliest described STIs. It is caused by treponema palladium, a motile spirochete
Syphilis
Primary lesion from syphilis that appears 5 to 90 days after infection
chancre
Broad, painless, pink-gray warlike infectious lesion that may develop on the vulva, the perineum, or the anus as a result of syphilis
Condylomata lata (warts)
Infectious process that most commonly involves the uterine (fallopian) tubes, uterus, and more rarely ovaries and peritoneal surfaces
PID
Infection that is the most common viral STI seen in ambulatory health care settings; also called genital warts
HPV
The visible lesions caused by infection from HPV with certain strains of the virus
Condylomata Acuminata
Vaccines for HPV currently available to protect against some of the most common strains of this infection
Gardasil and Cervarix
Viral infection acquired primarily through a fecal-oral route by ingestion of contaminated food- particularly milk, shellfish, or polluted water- or person to person contact
Hep A
Viral infection involving the liver that is transmitted parenterally, perinatally, and through intimate contact
Hep B
Viral infection of the liver that is a major bloodborne infection in the U.S.. It is transmitted parenterally and through intimate contact. There is no vaccine available to provide protection against this infection
Hep C
A retrovirus that is transmitted primarily through exchange of body fluids
HIV
HIV causes severe depression of what immune system that is associated with this infection and characterizes AIDS
Cellular immune
A normal vaginal flora found in non pregnant women. It is present in 25% of healthy pregnant women. It has been associated with poor pregnancy outcomes and neonatal morbidity and mortality resulting from vertical transmission from the birth canal of the infected mother to the infant during birth
Group B streptococci
Vaginal infection formerly called nonspecific vaginitis, Haemophilus vagintis, or Gardnerella. It is most common type of vaginal infection and is characterized by discharge that is usually profuse, thin, and white, gray, or milky in appearance with a characteristic “fishy” odor
Bacterial vaginosis
A yeast infection that is the second most common type of vaginal infection in the U.S.. It is characterized by itching and a thick, white, lumpy, discharge with a cottage-cheese-like consistency. A yeasty or musty odor may be present
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
A vaginal infection caused by an anaerobic one-celled protozoan with characteristic flagella. It is characterized by copious yellowish green, frothy, mucopurulent, malodorous discharge.
Trichomoniasis
A group of infections that can affect a pregnant women and her fetus/ The infecting organisms are capable or crossing the placenta and adversely affecting the development of the fetus
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A protozoal infection associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked meat or exposure to litter used by infected cats
Toxoplasmosis
German or 3-day measles; the virus is transmitted by droplets
Rubella
Viral infection that may be asymptomatic or present with mild influenza-like symptoms. It is transmitted by transfusion of infected blood, sexual contact, or contact with contaminated saliva or urine. It can lead to profound neurologic and sensory disorders if transmitted to the fetus
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
