PERINEAL CARE Flashcards
This normally lives inside the bdoy or in
places such as the mouth, throat, gut and vagina, and on skin without causing any problem
Vaginal Candidiasis
is an infection caused by a yeast (a type of fungus) called Candida
• In the vagina is commonly called a “vaginal yeast infection.”
Candidiasis
is an infection of the vagina. It results from a change in the normal balance of vaginal bacteria.
Bacterial Vaginosis
A type of bacteria in Bacterial Vaginosis
Lactobacillus
• also called trich
• is caused by a tiny one celled parasite
Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis is caused by a tiny
one celled parasite called?
Trichomonas Vaginalis
is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria
Chlamydia
→ Burning sensation during urination
→ Yellow or green discharge from the penis
→ Pain in the lower abdomen
→ Pain in the testicles
Male Chlamydia
painful sexual intercourse
Dyspareunia
inflammation of the cervix
Cervicitis
• is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). • It’s caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhoeae. It tends to target warm, moist areas of the body, including the:
→ Urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder)
→ Eyes
→ Throat
→ Vagina
→ Anus
→ Female reproductive organ (fallopian
tube, cervix and uterus)
Gonorrhea
• Typically, symptoms begin to show a week after transmission. The first noticeable symptom in men is often a burning or painful sensation during urination.
• As it progresses, other symptoms may include:
→ Greater frequency or urgency of urination
→ Ap pus like discharge(or drip)from the penis (white, yellow, beige, or greenish)
→ Swelling or redness at the opening of the penis
→ Swelling or pain in the testicles
→ A persistent sore throat
Males Gonorrhea
is a highly contagious disease that’s mostly spread through sexual activity, including oral and anal sex.
Syphilis
Syphilis is caused by the bacteria
Treponema palladum
The infection doesn’t have any noticeable symptoms but is still in your body.
Latent syphilis