STD/STI Flashcards
Where are STD’s common
worldwide
Who is at a higher risk for an STD
femal adolescents
Presence of lesions from STDs is a risk factor for what
transmission of HIV
prevention of an STD includes what
abstinence, mutual monogamy, safe sex practice
Gonorrhea is also known as what
the clap
Gonorrhea in mails causes what
extremely painful urination and a pus-filled discharge (urethritis)
gonorrhea in women cause what
can trigger pelvic inflammatory disease and are often asymptomatic (50-80%)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes what
gonorrhea
gonorrhea is more common in males or females
females
where is gonorrhea 19x more prevalent
in blacks
because there is no long term immunity with gonorrhea what can happen to an individual
can be infected multiple times
Chlamydia in women is often what
asymptomatic
with chlamydia male will have a painful urination and pus discharge from penis known as what
non-gonococcal urethritis
what is chlamydia is caused by what
chlamydia trachomatis
chlamydia in elementary bodies are what
infective form
chlamydia in reticulate bodies are what
reproductive form
what is the most common REPORTABLE STD in the US
Chlamydia
Infection of chlamydia in adolescence increases the risk of what
cervical cancer
Lymphogranuloma venerem is a chronic infection of the lymphatic system that causes genital lesions and what in the groin
bubo
Lymphogranuloma venerem is an STD caused by a different strain of what
Chlamydia trachomatis
Non-gonococcal urethritis is often what in individuals
asymptomatic
Non-gonococcal urethritis may cause what
painful urination and pus discharge
Ureaplasma urealyticum causes what
Non-gonococcal urethritis
Non-gonococcal urethritis infects 70% of
sexually active individuals
Syphilis has how many stages
4
in the first or primary stage of syphilis what happens
chancre at site of infection
in the second or secondary stage of syphilis what happens
widespread rash
in the latent or third stage of syphilis what happens
clinically inactive, majority of cases do not advance beyond this point
in the final or tertiary stages of syphilis what happens
dementia and GUMMAS
Treponema pallidum pallidum causes what
syphilis
Syphilis is found where
world wide
Syphilis is transmitted how
sexual contact
can syphilis be transmitted from mother to child
yes
what is the treatment for syphilis
penicillin G used to treat all but tertiary syphilis
Chancroid is often what in women
asymptomatic
Chancroid will cause what
soft chancres (genital ulcers)
how is chancroid transmitted
Sexually
haemophilus ducreyi causes what
chancroid
Genital herpes is causes by what pathogen
Human Herpesvirus 2 (HHV2) causes most cases
The HHV2 virus remains latent where
in the sacral ganglia
how is genital herpes transmitted
sexually
Genital herpes does what to the risk of HIV infection
it quadruples it
How is genital herpes diagnosed
its characteristic lesions
can you cure genital herpes
No
Genital warts are caused by what
Human papillomavirus
what is a hallmark symptom of genital warts
large growth (cauliflower-like) called condylomata acuminata
how is genital warts spread
sexual contact
how many types of HPV are there
more than 30
what is the most common STD in the us
genital warts
how is genital warts diagnosed
by the presence of warts
AIDS is not a disease but a what
syndrome
what are the signs and symptoms of aids
they very
what is the pathogen that causes AIDS
the HIV (immunosuppressive retrovirus)
AIDS can often lead to what
Candidiasis, PCP, shingles, CMV, Kaposi’s sarcoma, disseminated herpes, Tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis
HIV is found where
in blood, semen, saliva, vaginal secretions, and breast milk
HIV infected fluid must contact what
a tear or lesion in the skin or mucous membranes
infected fluid can also be what into the body
injected into the body
HIV+ is the same as having aids t/f
false
What is the treatment for AIDS
a cocktail of antiviral drugs
Kaposi’s sarcoma is a type of skin cancer with tumors most often appear as what on the skin
bluish-red or purple bumps
what does Human herpes virus 8 cause
Kaposi’s sarcoma
where is Kaposi’s sarcoma rarely seen
in immunocompetent individuals
Disseminated herpes is what
widespread heres
Disseminated herpes is caused by what pathogen
HHV 1 and 2
Disseminated herpes happens in individuals with what
impaired T-cell immunity
Oncogenic retrovirus is caused by what two pathogens
Human T-Lmphotrophic virus 1 & 2
HTLV 1 causes what
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
HTLV 2 causes what
hairy-cell leukemia
HTLV 1 & 2 are transmitted via what
sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, and contaminated needles
What type of STD is trichomoniasis
a protozoan
Trichomoniasis in females give them what
vaginal discharge and vaginal irritation
in males Trichomoniasis are typically what
asymptomatic
Trichomoniasis is caused by what
trichomonas vaginalis
Trichomoniasis is transmitted primarily via
sexual intercourse
Trichomoniasis is the most common what STD in women
curable
Trichomoniasis increases risk of what
HIV infection
