When people think toxic shock syndrome they often automatically think women and tampons‚ but in reality it can affect men‚ children‚ and postmenopausal women. Toxic shock syndrome is rare‚ but it is also life threatening. It often results from complications of types of bacterial infections such as toxins from Staphylococcus aureus or group A streptococcus bacteria. Toxic shock syndrome is associated with having viral infections‚ having cuts or burns on the skin‚ having recent surgery‚ using contraceptive
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Bacterial vaginosis‚ or simply BV‚ is a prevailing vaginal infection in women. BV is an illness that outcomes in vaginal discharge and are a consequence of overgrowth of usual bacteria in the vagina. There are numerous kinds of bacteria that live naturally in the vaginal region. The vaginal discharge results when numbers of various species of bacteria grow large such that their numbers exceed the natural balance (Bacterial Vaginosis Researchomatic). The reasons for the specific vaginal bacterial
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Origin of the name The word condom is probably derived from Latin "condus" meaning receptacle. Another explanation is that the gut condom was invented by the English army doctor Colonel Quondam in around 1645 and that the word is a corruption of his name. We do not know who invented condoms‚ but we do know that they were in use. There is evidence of this in the writings of Marquis de Sade‚ Casanova and James Boswell. The latter‚ a Scottish lawyer and writer‚ protected himself against sexually transmitted
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Questionnaire on Sexually Transmitted Infections For face-to-face interviewing women aged 15 to 49 in FilaBavi‚ Vietnam Date of interview:...../...../.....time….. Date of supervision:......./......./........ Name of interviewer:.............Duration…….. Name of field supervisor:..................... Comments of interviewer on respondent’s Comments of field supervisor cooperation……………………………… …………………………………………. ………………………………………… …………………………………………. I. General
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Kamara Gayle Outline of Major Report November 12‚ 2011 Title: An Introduction to Genital Herpes Introduction The definition of Genital Herpes Symptoms of Genital Herpes Treatment for Genital herpes The definition of Genital Herpes. A. Definition 1. Genital herpes is highly contagious‚ sexually transmitted viral infection of the genital and anal regions caused by herpes simplex virus and characterized by small clusters of painful lesions. B. First discovered by Hippocrates
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8.1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sadie W Workfile Review Genital Herpes 1. How is genital herpes transmitted? Oral‚ Anal‚ and Genital sex 2. Some people are infected with the herpes virus but have no symptoms of the disease. True or False 3. There is no cure for genital herpes but it can be treated by: Antiviral medication and‚ therepy 4. Symptoms of genital herpes include: Flu-like sympoms and‚ rare skin conditions 5. List
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Introduction (UTI) a urinary tract infection is an infection in any part of urinary system ; kidneys‚ ureters‚ bladder and urethra. Most infections involve the lower urinary tract — the bladder and the urethra. However‚ serious consequences can occur if a UTI spreads to kidneys. So in my literature review I am going to talk about preventing urinary tract infection. Summary I chose this article because the urinary tract infection is common among people especially the women are most infected
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1. List the disease and/or illness Gonorrhea 2. List what it is caused by (specific scientific and common names of the organism - viruses will be more difficult to determine the actual name). You must write the scientific name correctly using the rules of taxonomy discussed in chapter 1 lecture notes. Neisseria gonorrhoeae 3. Explain the disease/illness Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. 4. What are the symptoms It is believed that there are little to no symptoms associated with
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Gonorrhea is a sexual transmitted disease‚ also called: "Drip" or "Clap." It considered being the 2nd most infectious reported disease in U.S. annually. About only 421‚338 new cases of women and men in America were reported last year (2016) according to CDC (but the total estimated affected number exceed 800‚000 cases). Causes of Gonorrhea Gonorrhea caused through the infection with bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This infection was usually associated with serious effects to the reproductive
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection or inflammation of the bladder (cystitis)‚ kidneys (pyelonephritis)‚ or urethra (urethritis)‚ leading to bacterial colonization of the urine. Infection of the urinary tract is a common problem‚ causing more than eight million office visits annually in the United States. UTI is the second most common infection that affects women. UTIs typically affect young‚ sexually active women. A lower UTI is an infection or inflammation of the bladder or urethra
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