STD's/Syphilis

Question 1

What type of organism is Chlamydial trachomis?

Answer 1

Obligate intreacellular organism (ATP parasite)

Question 2

How can one visualize C. trachomis?

Answer 2

Giemsa stain that visualizes vacuoles

Question 3

2 forms of C. trachomis

Answer 3

Elementary and reticulate

Question 4

Difference between Elementary and reticulate forms?

Answer 4

Elementary is infectious

Reticulate is replicative

Question 5

C. trachomis can cause what resulting in scarring of fallopian tubes?

Answer 5

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 6

A newborn can get what from a birth canal infected with C. Trachomis?

Answer 6

Benign self-limited suppurative conjunctivitis

Question 7

What is Trachoma?

Answer 7

Chronic supprative keratoconjunctivitis causing blindness in many parts of the world

Question 8

How are Trachoma and blindness transmitted in under developed nations?

Answer 8

Direct contact

Question 9

What is Lymphogranuloma Venereum?

Answer 9

Suppurative infection of regional lymph nodes with buboes

Question 10

What are stellate abscesses?

Answer 10

Mixed granulomatous and neutrophilic inflammation

Question 11

How do you treat C. Trachomis?

Answer 11

Azithro

Doxy

Question 12

C. pneumoniae has high association with what?

Answer 12

Atherosclerotic vascular disease

Question 13

C. psittaci transmitted from what?

Answer 13

Birds

Question 14

What is gonorrhea?

Answer 14

Pyogenic, encapsulated, gram - diplococcus

Question 15

Leading cause of sterility for women as a result of infection and destruction of fallopian tubes?

Answer 15

Neisseria gonorrhea

Question 16

What is granuloma Inguinale?

Answer 16

Chronic generally transmitted disease with ulcerating and granulating lesions of genital skin and mucosa

Question 17

“Strawberry mucosa” indicative of what?

Answer 17

Trichomoniasis

Question 18

What is syphilis covered in?

Answer 18

Outer health that masks bacterial antigens

Question 19

Most commonly affected system due to tertiary syphilis?

Answer 19

Cardiovascualar

Question 20

What is damaged in cardiovascular syphilis?

Answer 20

Proximal aorta/aortic root

Question 21

Where is syphilitic gumma found?

Answer 21

Liver, bones, and testes

Question 22

Hutchinson’s triad?

Answer 22

Hutchinson’s teeth
Interstitial keratiti
8th nerve deafness

Question 23

Who is the largest increase in chlamydia seen in?

Answer 23

Blacks and Native Americans/Alaskans