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Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
05/13/2012
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Term
These three Hepatitis diseases may be transmitted sexually:
 Definition
Hepatitis B, C and D
Term
This type of sexually transmitted disease involves the louse:
 Definition
Pediculosis
Term
This type of Pediculosis is the cause of head lice:
 Definition
Pediculus humanus capitis
Term
This type of Pediculosis is the cause of body lice:
 Definition
Pediculus humanus corporis
Term
This is an infection that involves a mite that burrows under the skin:
 Definition
Scabies
Term
Scabies is caused by mites known as:
 Definition
Scarcoptes scabiei
Term
This type of sexually transmitted disease is the end stage of HIV infection:
 Definition
AIDS
Term
HIV is caused by eveloped __ virus
 Definition
RNA Reverse transcriptase
Term
AIDS evades immune defenses, and has a high __
 Definition
Mutation rate
Term
Name the thre phases of AIDS:
 Definition
  1. Phase 1
  2. Phase 2
  3. Phase 3
Term
In this phase of AIDS, the disease is asymptomatic but there may be swollen lymp nodes and CD4 counts are normal:
 Definition

Phase 1

 
Term
In this phase of AIDS, there is a decline in immune response, the patient is susceptible to opportunistic infections and CD4 counts begin to decline:
 Definition
Phase 2
Term
This phase of AIDS is considered the clinical phase, serious opportunistic infections begin to emerge and the CD4 counts fall below 350 cells per microliter:
 Definition
Phase 3
Term
The progression of HIV to AIDS in industrial countries is __ years
 Definition
10
Term
Name the seven modes of transmission of AIDS:
 Definition
  1. Sexual transmission
  2. Breast milk
  3. Contaminated needles
  4. Organ transplants
  5. Blood transfusions
  6. Placental
  7. Infectious fluids
Term
There is a __ chance that an HIV infected mother without treatment will pass it onto her unborn child and a less than __ chance with treatment
 Definition

20%

1%

 
Term
This type of rapid test is used to screen donated blood:
 Definition
Plasma Viral Load
Term
To disinfect blood spills, use __ bleach
 Definition
10%
Term
This type of drug treatment is used in HIV and AIDS:
 Definition
Cocktail Approach
Term
The cocktail approach uses __ which inhibits DNA synthesis and __ which inhibits protease and breaks down reverse transcriptase
 Definition

AZT

Protease inhibitors

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