STD's (FML) Flashcards
what is the morphalogical characteristics of Haemophilus ducreyi?
gram negative coccobacillus (fastidious) in a “school of fish” arrangement
what is the morphalogical characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Gram negative cocci in pairs
what is the morphalogical characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis?
very small, atypical gram-negative bacteria
what is the morphalogical characteristics of Treponema pallidum?
Spirochete, non-staining
What causes chanchroids, what do they appear like & where are they most common?
Haemophilus ducreyi
Penile and labile ulcerations; soft shanker/lesion
Japan, Korea, etc.
This STD has a Purulent exudate (urethritis) in male, endocervix and/or PID in female; sometimes asymptomatic; 2-5d incubation and is the #2 STD; often co-infects with Chlamydia; also pharyngitis and rectal infection, septic arthritis. What causes it, what is the disease name?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gonorrhea
This STD causes Urethritis in male (can lead to epididymitis and infertility); cervicitis in female, usually asymptomatic (often leads to salpingitis, infertility or PID); 7-10d incubation and is #1 STD; often co-infects with Gonorrhoeaeand persists; TRIC is leading cause of blindness; lymphogranuloma venereum. That is the organism that causes it, disease name and treatment?
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia
Doxycycline, tetracycline, or erythromycin
Infectious chancre, w/ secondary lesions - many skin sites, use of signs and symptoms for diagnosis; transmitted by direct contact w/ lesion, What organism causes & name of disease?
Treponema pallidum
Syphilis
2 viruses that cause STD’s
Herpes simplex virus Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
this causes Fever blisters, cold sores, gingivostomatitis, keratoconjunctivitis, genital lesions, meningitis (neonate). Usually recurs from stressor, uv/ menstrual period and Hides in nerve ganglia. What causes it?
Herpes simplex virus
cause genital warts and cervical cancer?
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)