Disease Flashcards

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Breast cancer

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One of the fatal disease in woman.

The symptom includes: lumps, leakage, puckering of nipples

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Mammography

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It uses of low intensity x rays to detect tumor in solf tissues of the breast. They look if the tumor is maligned or benign.
But most tissues are benign but if it malignant it can spread and cause death.

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Trichomonas and it symptom

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Is flagellate protozoan found in woman. It erode the tissue of vagina it can be transmitted to men where it effect urethra.
Usually the acidity of vagina control, however it grows it cause inflammation of vagina and yellow green discharge.

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Gonorrhoea

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Cause by neisseria gonorrhoea. This bacteria invade epithelial lining of vagina and Male urethra = discharge of pus. It burn and can treated by antibiotic.

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Syphilis

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Cause by treponema pallidum.
It has stages:
1. Sore cal chancre which appears where it effected. Disappear
2. Skin rash, fever,
3. Many years after- neural lésions= nervous tissue damage which will cause paralysis. Antibiotic to treat. King Henry VII has it.

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Genital Herpes

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Is an infection with herpes 2 virus.
Cause blister like eruption of the skin. Produce painful urination . Takes about 2 weeks for the blister to heal but it will reappear. Not cure

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Genital warts

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Highly contagious cause by virus. can be form smaller to large. they usually not painful but when having sex it can hurts and bleeds. Can treating by surgery or antiviral topical medication.

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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Is Bactria infection of the uterus, tube or ovaries. Infection of chlamydia or gonorrhea which produce vaginal discharge and pelvic pain. Can lead sterility or death Mx

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Phimosis

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When the foreskin of the penis fit tightly over the head of the penis and can’t be retracted.
Treated at birth by circumcision. Several of it can obstruct urine flow and mild one can cause hygienic problem.

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Endometriosis

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When endometrial tissue is growing outside lining of uterus. Severe pain of endometrial pain

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Erectile dysfunctions or impotence

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Inability of men to maintain erection, inability to ejaculate after having achieving erection.
Cause by dis here, neuromuscular dysfunctions… can also develop from stress, fatigue, avec drug. Using viagra can help this problem by causing dilation of blood vessels

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Ovarian cancer

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Is malignant growth in the ovarian usually not detected until has advance. Usually ppl in their 50s. Include abnormal bleeding from the vagina, weight loss and frequent urination

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Menstruel Cramps

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Experience by a lot of women. Cause by contraction of myome trial later of uterus . These contraction produce low abdominal pain that extend from leg and lower back. Taking aspirin, ibuprofen

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Ectopic pregnancy

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When egg implant somewhere either than lining of uterus, mostly in Fallopian tubes. Can result death of fetus. If the fetus develop in abdominal cavity it can survive but need to Caesarian know as abdominal pregnancy

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Female infertility

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Can’t produce a child, cause by immature or defective sexual organs, or problem of implant, blockage of Fallopian tube

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