SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Question 1

DESCRIBE STAGES OF Shypillis

Answer 1

PRIMARY: begin with a painless chancre which heals after around 4-6 weeks. this is highly contagious as T.P sheds from it .

secondary; bacteria multiple and spread. you get a widespread rash which usually imvolves the soles of the feet and condyloma latum (warts) painless appear in moist places like vulva and scrotum, agian highly contagious

then latent stage - most people are asymptomatic during this phase . people can stay in this stage or progress to 3,

tertiary syphilis,
comes after years, involves slow inflammatory damage to organs, tissues and small vessels.
grouped 
1. CVD- aneurysm 
2. Gummatous syphilis 
3. Neurosyphilis

Question 2

conginital shyphillis

Answer 2

EARLY: effects are similar to secondary liver,spleen,lymph node enlargements

LATE:effects are similar to tertiary. saber shins,saddle nose,bone and teeth abnormalities hutchinson’s teeth

Question 3

tests for shypillis

Answer 3

non specific and specific

non specific: due to cellular damage you have release of cardiolipin and lecithin-body produces AB’S against them

examples VDRL,RPR

specific: FTA

Question 4

how is secondary syphilis diagnosed

Answer 4

serological tests

Question 5

elementary and RB

Answer 5

EB- extracellular, infectious,ridgid outer membrane,non replicating,smaller and non metabolically active

Question 6

random facts about shypillis

Answer 6

GRAM -
helical
motile-flagella
It’s not known to produce toxins or tissue destructive enzymes instead the disease manifestation is caused by the hosts own immune response

Very sensitive to drying and heat can’t grow on ordinary media and we have to use a dark field microscope to visualise it.

Question 7

the difference chlamydia species

Answer 7

c. trachomatis - infects the mucous membranes such as the eyes and the vagina and lungs
c. psittatsi-only infects lungs
c. pneumonia -only infects lungs

Question 8

what do we treat chlamydial infections with . ALL 3 SPECIEIS

Answer 8

tetracylines and erythromycin (macrolide)