Gonorrhea

young people (aged 13-24) were diagnosed with HIV infection in the United States in 2013 and nearly half of the 20 million new STDs each year were among young people, between the ages of 15 to 24. In 2014, women aged 15–19 years had high rate of gonorrhea (430.5 cases per 100,000 females). There are lots more incidents like these and, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), young adults that are at risk of getting affected by the social and cultural conditions that affect…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): New cases of STDs are often diagnosed among young men under the age of 35 in the US yearly. Depending on your medical history and lifestyle, you may need to run an STD test for infections such as HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis and so on, to confirm if you are STD-free or not. Being tested regularly (if negative), is a sure way to take complete charge of your sexual health. 5. Cholesterol level: As high cholesterol has no symptoms, running a blood test regularly…

Criminal Profile #1 Submitted by Omar Jaquez Estrella Mountain Community College AJS 225 Gary Ridgway Gary Leon Ridgway aka “green river killer” was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 18, 1949. Ridgway targeted runaways and prostitutes along state Route 99 in south King County, Washington. In 1982 and admitted in an interview, there is over 75-80 murdered woman and several unfound bodies. Gary Ridgway grew up in SeaTac,…

Cervical cancer is usually a squamous cell carcinoma caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection; less often, it is an adenocarcinoma ("Merck Manuals," 2013). It is asymptomatic in its early stage. The first symptom is usually irregular, often postcoital bleeding. Signs and symptoms of a more advanced cervical cancer usually include vaginal bleeding after intercourse, between periods or after menopause; watery, bloody vaginal discharge that may be heavy and have a foul odor; and pelvic pain…

licensed house (such as a brothel). Under Nevada Administrative Code, a series of transmitted diseases are checked for before being employed in any of the brothels. The tests the sex workers must undergo is gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, and syphilis. After this testing does not just disappear, but yet gonorrhea and chlamydia testing will be done every week and HIV and syphilis will be done monthly to ensure all the sex workers are healthy. Jared Rayborn quoted in Willamette Law Review that in…

The title of the lab: Microorganisms and Humans – Infectious Disease Lab Resource The aim of the lab: The aim of the lab was to see if student could detect streptococci causing bacteria in the back of their throats and other objective was to view pathogen causing diseases under the microscope. Activity 1 – Identification of Human Streptococcal Pathogens Materials 1. Glass microscope slides 2. Bunsen burner 3. Inoculating loop 4. Sharpie pen 5. 2 bacitracin discs 6. Sterile saline tubes 7.…

The increase in antibiotic resistant bacteria is a substantial issue in the medical world today and is one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human species. Many bacterial infections that were once treatable with antibiotics are becoming increasingly untreatable, due to the bacteria being overexposed to antibiotics and consequently developing resistances to them. The use of antibiotics agriculturally in livestock and with veterinarians with pets are also factors in the increase…

Imagine a world where sexually transmitted diseases are on the front page of every newspaper. Imagine a world where children are born to parents who are not financially or mentally equipped to rear them. Imagine a world where condoms are not readily available. Each year, an average of 40,000 to 80,000 students are affected by either a sexually transmitted disease or an unintended pregnancy. Although this problem is far too complex for any one solution, promoting safe sex seems to alleviate the…

The urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder and a urethra. The kidneys are bean shaped structures that filter blood and collect waste to form urine. The ureter which are like two tubes carry the formed urine to the bladder which hold the urine until it has been expelled through the urethra. A urinary tract infection is an infection which can happen anywhere along the tract. Most infections usually occur along the lower tract however it can spread to kidneys which can be…

A reservoir can be a human, an animal or the environment. Any human body it’s able to carry any disease. For example gonorrhea. Animals can also harbor pathogens for example rabies. The environment is another place where pathogens can live, for example soil, water, dust, carpet and other places. One bacteria that lives in the environment is vibrio cholera. The second thing…