Sexually transmitted disease Flashcards
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
The human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
damages the T Lymphocytes causing impairment of the immune system resulting in death from
an opportunistic secondary infection.
Viral infection causing blisters
Herpes
caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Genital Warts
Bacterial infection causing genital inflammation and possible infertility
Chlamydia
Bacterial infection causing ulcers on the skin of the genitals
Chancroid
Bacterial infection that can progress into a PID in females
Gonorrhea
Bacterial infection causing chancre sores on the genitals. Later stages of the disease
cause hair loss and possible death
Syphilis
protozoan infection that is usually asymptomatic
Trichomoniasis