BIOL 372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, Hiv, Hepatitis B Virus
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Goals of lecture: to provide an overview of sexually transmitted pathogens, the selection pressures molding sexually transmitted pathogens and implications for evolutionary control of virulence. Overview of sexually transmitted pathogens and diseases that they cause. -urethritis: inflammation of the urethra which is the duct that transports urine from the bladder. -infertility and ectopic pregnancy due to its scarring of oviduct. -infertility and ectopic pregnancy due to oviduct scarring. -pelvic inflammatory disease: inflammation of a woman"s uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and/or surrounding tissues; can be lethal. -reiter"s syndrome (reactive arthritis) : urethritis followed by arthritis and inflammation of the eye. -trachoma: abrasion of the cornea from the swelling of the eyelid, which causes the eyelashes to rub against the cornea; can result in blindness. --characterized by genital uclers and enlargement of lymph ducts and nodes. --geography of lgv: generally in tropical and subtropical africa and asia. -granuloma inguinale (donovaniasis): severe ulcers of skin and mucous membranes.
