Final Flashcards
Difference being diagnosed early and late for STI
Early may be treatable
Late severe health or even death
Chicken Pox and gentian herpes
Closely related viruses
Genital herpes are a STI
Chicken pox not because not sexually transmitted
Types of STIs
Bacteria
Virus
Parasitic insects
Protozoa
Incidence
Number of new cases occurring in a population during specific time period
Prevalence
Number of percentage of people in group that have a particular condition
STI most common in
Age under 25 Minorities Women Gays US has highest rate
STI vs STD
Infection is the germ is present in ones body but may have no symptoms
Disease has infection and showing symptoms
What are Bacteria?
Mutualistic (helpful)
Pathogenic (harmful)
- infections, irritations, death
Bacteria
Single called microorganism that can cause infection in humans
- if infected with harmful bacteria, can be treated with anti biotics
Types of bacterial STI
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Bacterial vaginosis
Chlamydia
Caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis Most reported bacterial STI in US Through anal vaginal and childbirth 75% women 50% men Asymptomatic Symptoms come 5-21 days
Symptoms of Chlamydia
Women vagjnal discharge and bleeding due to infection of cervix and pelvic, abdomen and lower back pain
Men swollen and tender testes, watery discharge, pain urinating
Both may have trachoma eye infection with conjunctivitis red pain itching of eyelid
Can lead to blindness
Pelvic Inflammatory Diease
PID
Causes infertility in women and ectopic pregnancy
- chlamydia trachomatis bacteria spreads to pelvic region
Can lead to epididymitis
Chlamydia treatment
Cervical smear women
Test fluid in men
Cured with anti biotics
Consequences of Gonorrhea
Affects more men than women
Can lead to PID for women
Can lead to epididymitis infertility for men
Gonorrhea
Caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae looks like coffee bean
Grows in moist area
Through anal, oral, vaginal, childbirth
Symptoms of Gonorrhea
Most are asymptomatic
Show up in few days to 4 weeks
Pain during pee, spotting and yellow green vaginal discharge in women
Red tip penis, abnormal discharge, pain pee in men
Both may get disseminated gonococcal infection
-fever joint plain and skin lesions that look like blood sores
Treatment of Gonorrhea
Through labs and treated with antibiotics
Syphilis
Caused by treponema pallidum
Infected many famous people
-Beethoven, Paul gauin, al Capone and maybe Colombus
Symptoms of Syphilis
4 stages
Primary syphilis: chancre appears at 2 to 4 weeks
Secondary: flu like symptoms but itchless rash,
Latent syphilis invades organs no symptoms
Tertiary syphilis: react ovation of bacteria and spreads through out body
Untreated syphilis
Blindness, heart disease, dementia, insanity, death
Treatment of Syphilis
Penicillin Shot in early stages
Bacterial Vaginosis
Not an STI risk increases if sexually active
Most common child bearing age
Has lacto bacteria
Bad bacteria flow
Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis
Pain itching and biting gray discharge with fishy odor
Confused with yeast infection
