Sexually Transmitted Infections

Question 1

Disease caused by the gram-negative diplococcus Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium (gonococcus [Gc]), which manifests itself as inflammation of the urethra, prostate, rectum, or pharynx. The cervix and fallopian tubes may also be involved in females, although they may appear to be asymptomatic, meaning without symptoms.

Answer 1

Gonorrhea

Question 2

Form of the herpesvirus transmitted through sexual contact, causing recurring painful vesicular eruptions

Answer 2

Herpes genitalis (herpes simplex virus 2 [HSV-2])

Question 3

Virus that causes common warts of the hands and feet and lesions of mucous membranes of the oral, anal, and genital cavities. A genital wart is referred to as a condyloma.

Answer 3

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Question 4

Inflammation of the urethra caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, or Ureaplasma urealyticum

Answer 4

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)

Question 5

Multistage STI caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum bacteria. A highly infectious chancre, a painless, red pustule, appears in the first stage, usually on the genitals.

Answer 5

Syphilis