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What is an STD? |
Infectious diseases transmitted primarily through sexualcontact either by direct body contact or contact with infected bodyfluids |
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Which STDs are transmitted through skin-skin contact |
-Herpes -Syphilis -Warts -Crabs -Scabies -Molluscum contagiosum |
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What STDs are transmitted via discharge containing organisms? |
-Gonorrhoea -Chlamydia -Trichomonas -Mycoplasma |
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What STDs are transmitted via body fluids? |
-HIV -Hep B & C |
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What are the symptoms of chlamydia? |
men: 50% asymptomatic, testicular pain women: 80% asymptomatic, bleeding esp. after sex, pelvic pain Both: burning pain on urination, watery discharge |
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What is the diagnosis and treatment of chlamydia? |
diagnosis by PCR testing of urine, vaginal swabs treatment by oral antibiotic (Azithromycin) |
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What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea? |
-pain and thick, yellow discharge from infected areas -pain/burning on urination Men: inflammation of prostate & testes women: bleeding esp after sex, pelvic pain |
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What is the diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea? |
diagnosis: swab, culture, microscopy. Can also be PCR. treatment: IM intecion of ceftriaxone in Aust. Overseas there are fully antibiotic strains. |
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What is the primary stage of syphilis? |
Painless Chancres on infected areas, lasts 3-6 weeks, appears after 2-6 weeks incubation. |
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What is the secondary stage of syphilis? |
stage indicates bacteria has moved into the bloodstream. Appears 4-10 weeks after Chancre, most infectious stage rash on palms, mucous/warts on infected areas, fever, malaise, joint pain, anorexia, alopecia |
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What is latent syphilis? |
asymptomatic period of syplylis between secondary and teriary stages. |
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What is the tertiary stage of syphilis? |
occurs 3-10 years after initial infection tumor-like lesions (gummas) in various tissues, locally destructive, causing verious symptoms depnding on location of gummas |
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What is the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis? |
diagnosis: serum antibody tests treatment: IM penicillin. May be more complicated to treat in later stages |
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What is the difference between type 1 herpes and type 2 herpes? |
type 1 is usually associated with coldsores and type 2 is usually associated with genital herpes. type 2 is generally more severe |
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What are the symptoms of genital herpes? |
presence of lesions: blisters on infected area, which burst to form a painful ulcer. These will usually reappear throughout a person's life, at increasing intervals and decreasing intensity |
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What is the diagnosis and treatment of herpes? |
usually diagnosed via physical examination or through PCR testing of a pap smear. no cure. antiviral treatment can supress and outbreak or lessen the severity or duration of an outbreak. |
