Chlamydia

Anyone that has ever been vaccinated against measles, polio, chicken pox, or any other disease, then you have directly benefited from animal research. Animal research has been used for millennia by scientists and doctors to understand diseases that affect humans and to find treatments. Animals such as monkeys, dogs, and rabbits, have been popular in medical testing due to the wide array of genetic similarities between them and humans. Vaccines developed on animals have benefited humans and even…

Pregnancy can be wonderful experience when it is expected and planned. However, there are available contraceptives that can reduce the risk of an unintended pregnancy. IUD is one of the safest, effective, and long lasting birth control. IUD is excellent choice for young adults. S.W. an 21 year old presented to the clinic inquiring about a type of IUD, Para Gard. Currently, S.W. is a college student pursing her degree in nursing. She is active on campus. While not busy with schoolwork, S.W.…

What is STI? It is Sexual Transmitted Infection. It's been pronounced as a type of disease often passes from one person to other through unprotected sexual contact. There are millions of people as such who are infected by Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and still unaware of it. For them, there is STI clinic available in the country. Infected patents are initially diagnosed at these clinics by the sex consultants who deal with the diagnosis followed by right treatment. Several symptoms are…

City brings her 6-year-old child to see her primary care physician, complaining that her child has seemed “off” for the past month. The child has been extremely fatigued and taking multiple naps during the day that do not seem to refresh her. She is normally a good sleeper at night and recently has begun to have trouble with multiple awakenings. The child has also complained multiple times of frequent headaches throughout the week. She has also been seen to exhibit some confusion while playing…

and that female inmate’s should be examined regularly, before and during pregnancy. In addition, it is important to examine for other problems, since prostitution or drug abuse can lead to other infections or diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B or Chlamydia trachamatis. According to the article, testing is not regularly offered. Female inmates even missed prenatal appointments that were scheduled because of specific polices conducted by Corrections such as the periodic head counts. Pregnant women…

Diseases include “sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, discharge diseases, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis, and genital ulcer diseases and human papillomavirus (HPV).” says EMedicine Health. HIVand AIDS means the same thing, only HIV refers to the virus itself and AIDS refers to the late stage of the infection. HIV is a virus that…

Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis are the 3 most common reported STDs in the nation (Howard).Primary and secondary Syphilis increased by 19%, Gonorrhea cases increased by 12.8%, and Chlamydia cases increased by 5.9% (Plagiarism!) (Howard). Legalizing prostitution will help lower these STD rates just like in Nevada where it is legalized, and if…

At this stage I am most concerned that as a parent I do not fail in such a big step in my daughter development. She is about to start puberty and here comes the rebel phase, the mood swings and the curiosity for sex. I am concerned that in the generation we are living in kids are having sex without thinking of the consequences or the knowledge of it. My job as a parent is to let my daughter know everything regarding sex. I will let her know of all the risks she is bound to face if she decides to…

for both histopathologic and microbiologic examination. Histopathologic examination is used to distinguish neoplastic from inflammatory lesions and acute from chronic inflammations. For example, the sensitivity of fluorescent antibody stain for Chlamydia trachomatis is higher when endocervical cells are obtained with a cytobrush than with a swab. The sensitivity may also be affected by the stage of the disease at which the specimen is collected. For example, the detection of herpes simplex virus…

valuable member to the team. I sat with Ms. Smith, the coordinator of the Step Up School Screening Program. She described some of the logistics of the program. Basically, the program team is assigned to work in public schools that have a high rate of chlamydia and gonorrhea. First, the team gets permission from the principal of the school. After receiving approval, the high school students would listen to a PowerPoint presentation, which Ms. Kira shared with me. After shadowing her for a few…