Gonorrhea has many of the same symptoms as Chlamydia and the two are often diagnosed together. Gonorrhea is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. You can get gonorrhea through contact with the mouth‚ vagina‚ penis‚ or anus. You can also get it in the eye. Symptoms usually appear in 2 to 5 days but can take up to a month. According
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becoming infected (SD Data et al. Gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States among persons 14 to 39 years of age‚ 1999). Chlamydia is a treatable infection it is treated with antibiotics given orally with azithromycin given in one dose or doxycycline for 7 days. Both sexual partners must be treated to prevent re-infection. It is also recommended that re-testing be completed within three months to ensure that both partners are no longer infected (Centers for Disease
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History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases‚ or commonly known as STDs‚ are the most common diseases known to man and it is one of the largest growing issues not only in the United States of America but around the globe. Sexually transmitted diseases are primarily spread through sexual contact from individual to individual‚ whether it is oral‚ vaginal‚ or anal sex. It can also be passed on by skin to skin contact such as through skin lesions‚ sores‚ sharing needles
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chlamydia‚ gonorrhea‚ and trichomoniasis) increase the concentration of cells in genital secretions that can serve as targets for HIV (e.g.‚ CD4+ cells). Increased infectiousness. STDs also appear to increase the risk of an HIV-infected person transmitting the virus to his or her sex partners. Studies have shown that HIV-infected individuals who are also infected with other STDs are particularly likely to shed HIV in their genital secretions. For example‚ men who are infected with both gonorrhea and HIV
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cost of test fee and medication of many states. Antibiotics are generally used for the treatment of chlamydia‚ syphilis‚ and gonorrhea. The number of days you take antibiotics based on your diseases and the type of antibiotic you are taking. It is possible that a single dose of antibiotics taken just once time will cure both chlamydia and gonorrhea. Medication for gonorrhea commonly costs around $17 for the one time taking a dose‚ but chlamydia medication costs about $10. Penicillin shots are needed
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available for herpes simplex‚ and herpes simplex infection does not cause cervical cancer. DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (application) REF: 1267 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance 3. A 22-year-old patient with gonorrhea is treated with a single IM dose of ceftriaxone (Rocephin) and is given a prescription for doxycycline (Vibramycin) 100 mg bid for 7 days. The nurse explains to the patient that this combination of antibiotics is prescribed to a. prevent reinfection
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positioned in Europe where he meets a European nurse named Luz. They fall in love and desire to get married however‚ soon as the American solider returns to America‚ Luz is having an affair with a European major and the American solider is diagnosed with gonorrhea from a sales girl. The weather coincides with their feelings as it was hot in Padua initially just like their love‚ then lonely and rainy as soon as they split ways displaying their separation. I believe that Hemingway is implying that America is
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transmitted by airborne pathogens is Tuberculosis. Some of the Bacterial diseases that are transmitted Group A Streptococcus‚ Invasive Group B Streptococcal‚ Haemophilus influenza. Some bacterial diseases transmitted by bodily fluids are Chlamydia‚ Gonorrhea‚ Syphilis‚ and Chancroid. Second‚ they are different in the way they are treated. Bacterial infections are usually treated with antibiotics pills. Penicillin was discovered in the 1920s by a British scientist named Alexander Fleming
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Chapter 20: Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) All of the following defense mechanisms are present in the urogenital system except: a) normal flora competing with opportunists b) sphincter muscles c) flushing action of fluids d) high pH Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective 1: LO 20.1 Review the anatomy of the urinary and reproductive tracts as it pertains to microbial defenses. Section Reference 1: Section 20.1 Components of the Urogenital
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Epidemiological Rationale for Topic: Sexual risk behaviors place adolescents at risk for HIV infection‚ other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)‚ and unintended pregnancy among U.S. school surveyed in 2011 from the Center of Diseases Control (CDC‚2011). An estimated 8‚300 young people aged 13–24 years in the 40 states reporting to CDC had HIV infection in 2009.Nearly half of the 19 million new STDs ( Sexually Transmitted Diseases) each year are among young people aged 15–24 years. More than 400
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