male reproductive system sexually transmitted diseases Flashcards
Highly infectious nonsyphilitic venereal ulcer
Chancroid
Bacterial infection causing genital inflammation in males and females; can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in females and eventual infertility
Chlamydia
Spreading skin disease that can appear like a blister or vesicle on genital region of males and females; may spread to other areas of body; caused by sexually transmitted virus
Genital Herpes
Growth of warts on genitalia of both males and females that can lead to cancer of the cervix in females; caused by sexual transmission of human papillomavirus
Genital warts
Sexually transmitted bacterial infection of mucous membranes of either sex; can be passed on to infant during birth process
Gonorrhea (GC)
Sexually transmitted virus that attacks immune system
Human Immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)
Infectious, chronic, bacterial sexually transmitted infection that can involve any organ; may exist for years without symptoms, but is fatal if untreated; treated with antibiotic penicillin
Syphilis
Genitourinary infection caused by single-cell protozoan parasite that is usually without symptoms (asymptomatic) in both males and females
Trichonomiasis