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Gonorrhea
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- STI
- 60% (age 15 to 24)
- single unprotected exposure
- men: painful urination, pus
- women: few symptoms; can lead to PID
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Nongonococcal Urethitis (NGU)
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Chlamydia trachomatis
- 50% men/70% women are unaware of infection
- painful urination and watery discharge
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, polymicrobial
- bacterial infection of female pelvic organs
- salpingitis (infection of uterine tubes)- blocks passage of ova
- Blocked uterine can result in ectopic pregnancy
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Syphilis
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Treponema pallidum- gram-negative spirochete, corkscrew like motility
- sexual contact
- Primary Stage- painless chancre
- Secondary Stage- skin rashes, loss of hair, latent, not infectious
- Tertiary Stage- (25% untreated cases) affected tissues or lesions
- Congenital syphilis- across placenta
- VDRL test
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Genital Herpes
- Viral
- Pathogen: Herpes simplex virus type 2
- STI
- one in four unaware of infection
- lesions after one week causing burning sensation
- PCR testing
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Genital warts
- Viral
- Pathogen: human papillomaviruses (HPV)
- warts
- rarely cause cancer, which is most serious concern
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Candidiasis
- Fungal
- Pathogen: Candida albicans- yeastlike fungi, often grows on mucous membranes of mouth, intestinal tract, and genitourinary tract
- lesions, itching, thick yellow discharge
- Diagnosed with microscopic exam
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Trichomoniasis
- Protozoan
- Pathogen: Trichomonas vaginalis
- usually sexually transmitted
- normally acidity of vagina disturbed-->overgrowth normal microbiota population of genital mucosa
- Diagnosed by Microscopic exam
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