lec 15- bacterial sexually transmitted diseases Flashcards
Bacterial diseases are treatable, T?F?
TRUE
What is the incidence of STIs per year in the US?
26 million
Who is disp affected by bacterial STDs?
young people, minorities, MSM
The main STDS in the US are:
clamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis
Trepona pallidum causes__
syphillis
Describe reponema pallidum
spirochete, fastidious (sensitive and needs specific things outside hwat it can make), doesn’t stain very well
T. pallidum is transmitted how?
Direct contact in sex, blood, and open wounds, moms to babies
T. pallidium Increases risk of giving/getting __ via open sores; example of why open wounds occur?
HIV; intravenous drug use/abuse
A primary syphilis symptom is:
ulcers or chancers - hard red nodule or lesion
How long do ulcers resolve? If they do.
2-6wk
How long after a primary syphillis infectction does secondary syphillis happen?
4-12 week after
How long does secondary syphillis happen?
3-12wk
The result of immune ssytem fighting secondary syphillis is that there are:
papules and bumps, swolen lymphnodes
If 2ndary syphilis is untreated, what occurs
Brain/bone/hearts/etc is where latent syphilis will travel to. Won’t be in the bloodstream really anymore
Latent syphillis is the last stage of syphillis, T/F?
False, tertiary is when it gets reactivated
The number one treatment for syphillis is __?
Penicillin
Syphillis studies in led to what positive fing?
laws of informed consent (you can walk away from study or treatment)
What gender has a higher syphilis incidence?
male dominated
The Clap is a nickname for __
gonorrhea
Describe niesseria gonorrhoaea:
Gneg, Coffee bean shape, diplococcus, facultative intracellular
How is gonorrhoaea spread?
sex, childbirth, M->F or M->M bc seminal fluids
A main symptom of gonorrhae is?
urethritis or infertility (PID), risk of HIV
Diagnosing gonorrhea includes
a gram stain (best in males), culture, flo. antibody, PCR
Drug resistance fades over time T/F?
FALSE- constantly evolving
