STD's Flashcards
prevention
abstinence
monogamous partner
latex condoms
avoid unprotected oral and anal sex
pathogens
virus, bacteria, and other organisms that cause disease
bacteria shapes
cocci (round)
bacilli (rod)
spirilla (spiral)
how can bacterial infections be treated
antibiotics
Chlamydia
most common
75% of people are asymptomatic
males can have burning and discharge, testicular pain, and have 20% of getting
women can have discharge, 40% chance of getting and get PID
Gonorrhea
same symptoms as chlamydia
known as the clap
women 80% chance
men 25% chance
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
result from chlamydia
can lead to infertility
secondary infection
takes over after you have another infection
syphilis
spiral bacteria
stage 1: chancer sore
stage: rash on hands and feet
stage 3: attacks body (nervous system, muscles, etc)
Gumma
non-cancerous tumors
causes tissues to dissolve
to be pathogenic
pass from one host to next
penetrate tissues
withstand immunity
induce illness
Controlling virual infections
prevent transmission
vaccines
antiviral drugs
Herpes
type 1: oral
type 2: genital
outbreaks from stress, fever, menstration, uv lights, or colds
blisters or asymptomatic
painful urination or discharge
resides in sensory ganglia
can cause blindness, brain damage, or death in newborns
Papillomaviruses
HPV's causes warts (burn or freeze off) high correlation with cervical cancer no cure asymptomatic shedding
hepatitis
liver infection
C: get from needles
A + B: get from poor sanitation