Chapter 21: Genitourinary Infections- Part 2

Question 1

Top most prevalent STIs

Answer 1

1. Chlamydia

2. Gonorrhea

Question 2

Factors that influence infection (of gonorrhea) include..

Answer 2

Birth control pills
Carriers
Lack of immunity

Question 3

Prevention of gonorrhea is directed at..

Answer 3

Abstinence
Monogamous relationship
Constant use of condom

Question 4

________ and ________ effective against 95% of Gonorrhea strains

Answer 4

Flouroquinolones
Cephalosporins
(Antibiotic sensitivities are determined)

Question 5

Fluroquinolones

Answer 5

Nucleic acid synthesis

Question 6

Cephalosporins

Answer 6

Cell wall synthesis

Question 7

Chlamydial genital system infections: symptoms generally appear in

Answer 7

7 to 14 days

Question 8

Symptoms of chlamydia in men

Answer 8

Thin grayish white discharge from penis

Sometimes painful testes

Question 9

Symptoms of chlamydia in women

Answer 9

Increased vaginal discharge 
Often painful urination 
Abdominal bleeding 
Upper and lower abdominal pain 
Women often asymptomatic

Question 10

Causative agent of Chlamydia

Answer 10

Chlamydia trachomatis

Question 11

Chlamydia trachomatis characteristics

Answer 11

Spherical

Obligate intracellular bacterium

Question 12

Chlamydia trachomatis form…

Answer 12

Inclusion bodies (used for rapid identification)

Question 13

There are approximately __ types of Chlamydia trachoma’s responsible for STI

Answer 13

8

Question 14

Infectious form of Chlamydia trachomatis..

Answer 14

Attaches to hot epithelial cells (Form called elementary body)

Question 15

Cells take up Chlamydia trachomatis through..

Answer 15

Endocytosis

Question 16

Chlamydia trachomatis enlarges in vacuole and becomes..

Answer 16

Non-infectious

called reticular body

Question 17

Reticular body divides repeatedly and.. (chlamydia)

Answer 17

Produces numerous elementary bodies- that infect nearby cells

Question 18

Much tissue damage results from.. (chlamydia)

Answer 18

Cellular immune response

Question 19

In men, chlamydia infection spreads from

Answer 19

Urethra to tubules (results in acute swelling)

Question 20

In women, chlamydia infection commonly involves..

Answer 20

Cervix, uterus and fallopian tubes

-Resulting in PID, ectopic pregnancy or sterility

Question 21

The number of cases of chlamydia tend to rise each year, there is an estimated ___ million reported in US

Answer 21

4

Question 22

According to a study, __% of sexually active high school and college women are asymptomatic carriers of chlamydia

Answer 22

14

Question 23

Non-sexual transmission of chlamydia

Answer 23

Major source is non-chlorinated swimming pools

Question 24

Newborns contract conjunctivitis much like with gonorrhea

Answer 24

:)

Question 25

Prevention of chlamydia

Answer 25

Abstinence
Monogamous relationship
Use of condom

Question 26

What is an effective single dose treatment of chlamydia?

Answer 26

Azithromycin

Question 27

_______ and ______ are less expensive alternatives for treating chlamydia

Answer 27

Tetracycline and erythromycin

Question 28

Symptoms of genital herpes begin..

Answer 28

2 to 20 days post infection

Question 29

Symptoms of genital herpes

Answer 29

Pain (primarily in women)
Blisters develop on genitals
Blisters heal spontaneously
(most patients have recurrence)

Question 30

Causative agent of genital herpes

Answer 30

Usually herpes-simplex virus type 2

Question 31

Herpes simplex virus characteristics

Answer 31

DNA virus

Question 32

Disease recurrence of genital herpes is die to..

Answer 32

Latent virus

Question 33

Is there a cure for genital herpes?

Answer 33

No but medications can decrease severity

Question 34

Genital herpes medications

Answer 34

Acyclovir and famciclovir

Question 35

Vaginitis

Answer 35

Inflammation due to upset normal flora

Question 36

Vaginosis

Answer 36

Overgrowth and infection of normal flora