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STD Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| degenerative | deterioration of an organ or part in structure of cells and tissue |
| neoplastic | new & abnormal formation of tissue (tumor) |
| metabolic | physical & chemical changes which take place within an organism |
| infectious | caused by a microorganism that invades and multipliesin the body |
| non-contagious | not transmissible |
| contagious | transmissible from person to person |
| communicable | EASILY transmissible |
| epidemiology | science of defining and explaining the interrelationships of factors that determine disease frequency and distribution |
| mode of transmission | how an organism passes from person to person |
| Endemic | infection is present in low but constant numbers |
| epidemic | infection is present in increased numbers |
| pandemic | infection is very widely spread (world wide) |
| infection | invasion and multiplication of the causative agent in the host |
| disease | clinically apparent response to the infection |
| four phases | incubation, prodromal, invasive, convalescent |
| incubation | time between infection and exposure until development of symptoms |
| prodromal | early symptoms, general complaints |
| invasive | appearance of signs and symptoms |
| convalescent | recovery stage |
| direct contact | skin to skin, mucous membrane to membrane, person to person |
| vertical transmission | mother to baby during pregnancy or during birth |
| indirect contact | fecal/oral, vector, fingers, |
| vaginitis | inflammation and discharge from vagina |
| trichomoniasis | Trichomonas vaginalis ( a protozoa) |
| yeast infection | Candida albicans/ most frequent cause of vaginitis |
| bacterial vaginitis | Gardnerella vaginalis/ decrease in Lactobacillus/ odor |
| cervicitis | infalmmation of cervix |
| Syphilis | Treponoma pallidum |
| chancroid | Haemophilis ducreyi |
| genital warts | Human papilloma (HPV) |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tube |
| pelvic imflammatory disease (PID) | infection of endometruim |
| lymphadenopathy | associated with Chlamydia, syphilis, chancroid |
| urethral discharge | most common symptom in men |
| profuse purulent discharge | gonorrhea, chlamydia |
| mucoid white discharge | non-gonococcal urethritis, chlamydia, yeast, herpes |
| genital sore | 2nd most common symptom in men |
| Epididymitis | inflammation of epididymis |
| Prostatitis | inflammation of prostate |
| Balantitis | inflammation of glans penis |
| proctitis | infalmmation of rectum |
| Reiter's syndrome | form of arthritis associated with non-gonococcal urethritis |
| scabies | parasitic infection, mite |
| Pubic lice | parasitic |
| 3 things Normal flora | nutrients, space, waste |
| pathogen | disease causing organism |
| opportunistic pathogen | organism that causes disease if given the opportunity |
| virulence | strength of organism to cause disease |
| viability | organism's ability to live on the source |
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