HLTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Aids, Chlamydia Trachomatis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
16 Jun 2016
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Sexually transmitted infection: an infection that can be transmitted by sexual contact; some can also be transmitted by other means. Chlamydia: an sti transmitted by the pathogenic bacterium chlamydia trachomatis. Epididymitis: an inflammation of the small body of sperm-carrying ducts that rests on the testes. Urethritis: an inflammation of the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside opening. Gonorrhea: a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that usually affects mucous membranes. Gonococcal conjunctivitis: an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining of the eyelids, caused by the gonococcus bacterium. Pelvic inflammatory disease (pid): an infection that progresses from the vagina and cervix to the uterus, oviducts, and pelvic cavity. Syphilis: a sexually transmitted bacterial infection caused by the spirochete treponema pallidum. Chancre: the sore produced by syphilis in its earliest stage. Human papillomavirus (hpv): the pathogen that causes human warts, including genital warts.
