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Microbio -10- STI/STD

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Why is syphillis called the great imitator   symptoms are similar to many other diseases  
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Why has the syphilis rate increased so much in the last decade   surge in cases among homosexual and bisexual men  
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What is the causative organism of syphilis   treponema pallidum  
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How is syphilis trasmitted   person to person by sexual intercourse direct contact with lesions rarely spreads disease  
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What is the second most common cause of genital ulceration   Syphilis  
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What is the progression of syphilis   4 stages primary -> secondary -> to late/tertiary and latent neurosyphilis is seperate from the 4 stages  
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What is the initial symptom of syphilis   chancre ulcer painless nodule or ulcer at point of entry of bacterium  
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When does the chancre ulcer appear after infection   appears 10 days to 3 months post exposure  
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Where do you typically find the chancre ulcer   usually found on penis, vulva or vagina can occur on lips as well disappears in a few weeks w/o treatment  
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When would you typically not visualize the chancre ulcer with syphilis   when it is on the cervix, tongue or buccal mucosa  
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what is secondary syphilis marked by   T. Pallidum enters lymphatics and bloodstream disseminates throught the body and causes skin rash 2 to 8 weeks after exposure  
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Why do you need to be careful in touching the rash found in secondary syphilis   the lesions carry active bacteria  
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Where is the most common area to find the rash in secondary syphilis   on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet  
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What are some other signs and symptoms of secondary syphilis that can cause it to be confused w other diseases   flulike sypmotms, mild fever, fatigue, headache, sore throat and lymphadenopathy patchy hairloss, condyloma lata in moist groin area  
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what is the latent stage of syphilis   disease enters a stage in which it is not contagious and there are no symptoms which can last 20-30yrs. 40% will enter late or tertiary syphilis  
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What are the final results of syphilis   mental illness, blindness, other neurological problems heart disease and death  
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What joint condition can you see in tertiary syphilis   charcot joint  
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What is neurosyphilis   when bacteria invades the nervous system  
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What are some s/sx associated with neurosyphilis   headaches, stiff neck, fever, seizures, strokes if blood vessels are involved.  
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Why is neurosyphilis viewed seperately from normal syphilis   neurosyphilis is harder to treat  
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how do you dx syphilis   recognize s/sx microscopic identification of syphilis bacteria blood tests  
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What type of microscopic technique will you use to identify syphilisq   darkfield microscopy  
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What blood test is done for syphilis   RPR, rapid plasma reagin  
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What is the confirmatory test for RPR   fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption or T. Palladium hemaglutination assay  
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Why most you perform a lumbar puncture on latent or late phase syphilis patients   need to check for neurosyphilis  
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What is the tx for syphilis   use IM penicillin or other antibiotic in case of PCN allergy  
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What is the followup protocol for syphilis treatment   serological tests should be repeated at 6,12 and 24 months to ensure tx was succesful  
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How can you prevent syphilis   avoid contact with sores and body fluids of infected persons use condoms during sex test and treat in early pregnancy to avoid neonatal syphilis  
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What will occur 25% of the time in a pregnant women infected w/ syphilis   They will miscarry, have stillbirth or neonatal death  
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What other STI will you test for in patients w/ syphilis infection   HIV  
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What is the organism that causes gonorrhea   neisseria gonorrhoeae gram negative diplococci found only in humans  
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what is the incubation period for gonorrhea   2-5 days in males and 10 days in females  
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Do you get immunity from having gonorrhea before   no protection from previous infections and there is no vaccine available  
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What is the second most commonly reported notifiable disease in the US   Gonorrhea  
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what coinfection do you see with gonorrhea   C. Trachomatis  
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What are the clinical presentations of gonorrhea   purulent discharge for cervix/vagina or urethra vaginal itching, burning & irritation severe dysuria, urgency cervicitis-inflammed, swollen, friable urinary frequency pharyngitis anal GC conjunctivitis 85% of infected females are asymptomatic  
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How do you dx gonorrhea   Gram STain of discharge Thayer Martin Medium Culture-gold standard DNA hybridization Nucleic acid amplification assays-expensive serologic tests-expensive not clinically sig.  
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What are the tx guidlines for gonorrhea   use appropriate antibiotic treat for concomitant chlamydia, treat sexual partners. Have them abstain from sex for 7 days test for other STIs  
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Do you need to do followup testing w/ gonorhhea   no but rescreening in 2-3 months is beneficial (chance of reinfection)  
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what is the new form of gonorrhea that is becoming more prevalent   quinolone resistant N. Gonorrhoeae  
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What can hapen in untreated gonorrhea in pregnancy   preterm labor/delivery and premature rupture of membranes  
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what is the most reported infectious disease in the US   chlamydia  
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what is the pathogen that causes chlamydia   chlamydia Trachomatis  
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What are sequelae in women with chlamydia   PID, ectopic pregnancy and infertility  
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Why is chlymdia infection infection rate so high   often infection is asymptomatic  
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What else can chalmydia cause when you get perinatal transmission from mother to child or person to person transmission with flies as a vector   blindness  
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What is lymphogranuloma venereum   chronic lymphadenitis of femoral or inguinal nodes caused by a serotype of chlamydia  
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How do you dx chlamydia   women- urine or endocervix/vaginal swab men- urine or urethral swab rectal infections by rectal swab culture, direct immunoflourescence, EIA, nucleic acid hybridization test or NAATs  
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What should you test for when a patient tests + for chlamydia   test for other STIs  
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What patient education will you give to someone with chlamydia   no sex for 7 days after 1 time treatment or until finishing 7 day treatment no sex until partners are treated as well  
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