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29 Cards in this Set
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____ ____ causes gonorrhea and is an STD
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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N. gonorrhoeae. It affects 350,000-400,000 people per year in the US, with people in the __-__ YEAR age group being most affected
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18-24 YEAR
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N. gonorrhoeae. The gonococcus binds to the ____ cells using its ____ in the oralpharyngeal area, genitals, rectum & joints
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MUCOSAL - FIMBRAE
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N. gonorrhoeae. Inflammation occurs at the site of infection, ____ move into the area & a characteristic ____ forms
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LEUKOCYTES - PUS
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N. gonorrhoeae. It may resemble septic ____ ____ if in the nasopharyngeal area
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SORE THROAT
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N. gonorrhoeae. Male signs & symptoms after a few days include painful ____ & pus-containing discharge from the ____
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URINATION - URETHRA
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N. gonorrhoeae. Recovery may occur without treatment but serious complications including ____ due to the formation of ____ tissue in the vas deferens & urethra
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STERILITY - SCAR
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N. gonorrhoeae. There are few FEMALE symptoms. Serious complications such as ____ ____ ____ can occur in women causing abdominal pain
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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID)
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N. gonorrhoeae. This is a complication of any STD when the organisms migrates beyond the vagina/outer genitals to the uterus, cervix, ____ TUBES & ____
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FALLOPIAN TUBES & OVARIES
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N. gonorrhoeae. Scarring of the tissue can lead to sterility or ____ pregnancy -a life-threatening condition
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ECTOPIC
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N. gonorrhoeae. If the gonorrhea is left untreated it may become ____ infecting the heart -gonorrheal ____ and the meninges -gonorrheal ____ & arthritis
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SYSTEMIC - ENDOCARDITIS - MENINGITIS
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N. gonorrhoeae. An infected mother can infect the newborn as he/she passes through the ____ tract causing gonococcal ____ INFECTIONS
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VAGINAL - EYE INFECTIONS
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N. gonorrhoeae. ____ ____ dictates that the infant be treated if the mother is known to be infected
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State law
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N. gonorrhoeae. The incidence is __clining because of all the precautions that people have been taking with the ____ virus
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declining - AIDS
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N. gonorrhoeae. The oral contraceptive pill actually predisposes the female ____ to infection by this organism because of the raised pH increased ____ content & increased susceptibility of the ____ cells
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VAGINA - MOISTURE - MUCOSAL
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N. gonorrhoeae. Traditional diagnosis for a male is to ____ a pus smear from the urethra & in a female a ____ culture is made
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gram stain - cervical
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N. gonorrhoeae. ____ will give results on these fluids within 3 hours
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ELISA
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N. gonorrhoeae. Treatment is with ____ THERAPY (____ & ____ TYPES OF DRUGS) but resistance is a real problem (the drug concentrations effective on SYPHILIS are too low to act on this organism)
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COMBINATION - CEPHALOSPORIN & TETRACYCLINE
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N. gonorrhoeae. Previous infection ____ (does/doesn't) confer RESISTANCE
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does not
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____ ____ is an aerobe that causes meningococcal meningitis, a disease of the ____ system
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N. menigitidis - nervous
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N. menigitidis It often inhabits the ____ area of a patient for long periods of time without causing any symptoms
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NASOPHARYNGEAL
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N. menigitidis. This results in a large number of healthy ____ in the human population
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CARRIERS
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N. menigitidis. A person with lowered ____, young children (6 MONTHS -2years), the elderly, & young adults in THE ____, ____or ____ will get a throat infection followed by infection of the ____, ____ fluid through leukocytes & inflammation of the brain ____
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immunity - MILITARY or PRISONS/COLLEGE - BLOOD, CEREBROSPINAL - MENINGES
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N. menigitidis. Signs & symptoms (mostly the result of a bacterial produced ____) include HEADACHES, FEVER, SORE THROAT, STIFF ____, ____, & VOMITING
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ENDOTOXIN - HEADACHES, FEVER, SORE THROAT, STIFF NECK, CONVULSIONS, & VOMITING
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N. menigitidis. Mortality can be high & ____ damage is possible in survivors
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NEUROLOGICAL
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N. menigitidis. Diagnosis is by gram stain/ high C02 blood agar culturing form the patient's blood or ____ fluid. ____ agglutination works well
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CEREBROSPINAL - Latex
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N. menigitidis. A vaccine has been prepared from the ____ CAPSULE (the capsule prevents phagocytosis)
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POLYSACCHARIDE
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N. menigitidis. Treatment is with ____ OR ____
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PENICILLIN OR CEPHALOSPORIN
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N. menigitidis. There are many causes of ____ but this one is the most serious (Hemophilus influenzae, Strep.pneumoniae)
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meningitis
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