Sexually transmitted diseases and infections

herpes infections. This may be related to oral-genital transmission from oral sex, and then spread to others by genital contact. This type of genital herpes is more common in young adult females. Therefore, nurses and care providers should pay particular attention to young adult females and their increased risk of contracting genital herpes from oral sex (Gilbert el al., 2011). Overall, the care provider should correct the student nurse and her judgmental comments, for sexually transmitted…

Untreated Chlamydia infection may cause severe complications in the upper reproductive tract, primarily in women who are younger. Because chlamydia is often asymptomatic – that is no symptoms for the majority of patients – women with this infection is diagnosed too late. The disease causes blocking or scarring to the fallopian tubes and damage of the uterus, which can result in pelvic inflammatory disease. This then leads to infertility as well as miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth…

mosquito. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika. Thus, for this reason, many people might not realize they have acquired the infection. The good news is that once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections by developing disease-related specific antibodies. Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic yellow fever and is named after the Zika…

States is unaware of their body’s contraction to an infection. An infection so dangerous, researchers have not found a cure for it yet. 1.1 million People in America are contracted with this virus and an average age range is just the young age of 13. Within the last two decades the HIV virus has become the largest scope of infection across the globe. With the number of infected people on the rise, it is important to understand how to cope with a disease so wide spread and so dangerous to…

In the United States, sex education is a topic to which most tread carefully to avoid. This goes on to practically ensure that the majority of adolescents are unprepared when they decide to become sexually active. The United States has a total of over $150 million in federal funding to go towards sex education, of that, $50 million goes to abstinence-only programs and even with the remaining funds the majority of public schools still fail to provide a comprehensive form of sex education. The…

bonding. Breast-feeding is the start of direct body contact between mother and baby. Hand washing is crucial when caring for a newborn to prevent the transmission of infection and germs. Newborns immune system is susceptible to infection due to it being weak. The umbilical cord should be clean and dry at all times to avert infection and support cord detachment. Reflexes are the physical function of the newborn. Newborns lose their birth weight in the first few days of life, but they, usually,…

to the inside of the hypertonic bacterial cytoplasm and finally activation of the autolysin enzyme leading to the lysis of bacteria 3. Cefixime is used to treat positive infection caused by bacteria such as bronchitis (infection of the airway tubes leading to the lungs); gonorrhea (a sexually transmitted disease); and infections of the ears, throat, tonsils, and urinary tract Fig…

just five years she will be a teenager. Because these little innocents grow up so fast, everyone should want to be prepared. Parents should consider speaking to teenage daughters about the necessity of birth control to bring awareness of sexually transmitted disease, pregnancy, and teen dropouts. Make time…

When the United States became aware of the AIDS disease in early 1980’s most people thought of it as a death sentence. No treatment was available and the cause of the disease was unknown. People today infected with the HIV – the virus that causes Aids can live rather normal healthy lives. (Aidsinfo.Nih.gov 2015) HIV stands for the human immunodeficiency virus. The HIV virus attacks and destroys the infection fighting CD4 cells of the immune system. With the loss of the CD4 cells it…

within teenagers and to promote committing to a single sexual partner through marriage. While abstinence-only education may be viewed as the easiest answer to preventing teenagers from having sex, the Center for Disease Control states that 47% of all high school students are or have been sexually active as of 2016 (“State”). Aside from being…