PSY-3705 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Sarcoptes Scabiei, Crab Louse, Treponema Pallidum

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Psychology (AS)
• Course: PSY-3705
• Professor: Smith Leslie

Document Summary

Venereal diseases were seen as punishment for sexual license: what stis used to be called, venereal disease--obsolete term for an sti, archetypal venereal disease was syphilis--sti caused by a spirochete, treponema pallidum. Stis are still a major problem in the us: highest incidence rate for curable stis of any country, reportable disease--a disease whose cases must (by law) be reported to health authorities [some. Lice and mites are more of an annoyance than a danger: pubic lice itch, and that"s all they do, pubic lice--insects (phthirus pubis) that preferentially infest the pubic region; commonly known as "crabs" Scabies--infestation with a mite (sarcoptes scabiei) that burrows within the skin. Trichomoniasis is caused by a protozoan: trichomoniasis ("trich")--infection with the protozoan trichomonas vaginalis. In women, marked by greenish or frothy discharge: many women are asymptomatic carriers, may be cured with a single dose of flagyl. Bacterial stis can usually be treated with antibiotics.