Human disease L44: STI's and the mouth

Question 1

gonorrhea is transmitted through sex via what

Answer 1

sexual/genital secretions (cervical secretion or urethral secretions)

Question 2

herpes is a sexually transmitted infection, which mode does it transmit

Answer 2

skin to skin

Question 3

STIs affecting the mouth

chlamydia and gonorrhoea are not symptomatic in the mouth, however they are both carried where?

Answer 3

oropharynx

Question 4

can treponema pallidum (syphilis) present in the mouth

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

which type of herpes simplex virus is not sexually transmitted

Answer 5

type 1

Question 6

name this sexual transmitted pathogen

Answer 6

treponema pallidum (syphilis)

presents as a spirochaete

Question 7

can syphilis be transmitted vertically

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

after exposure to syphilis, how long till symptoms of syphilis show

Answer 8

10-90 (usually 14-21) days

Question 9

primary syphilis may present with a red ulcer/sore which heals itself after 3-6 weeks. what is the name given to this sore/ulcer

Answer 9

chancre

Question 10

after primary syphilis the development of secondary syphilis takes place, it develops usually after how many weeks

Answer 10

less than two years but usually 3-6 weeks