Gonnerhea
Gonorrhea:
Causative Agent:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Gonnerhea signs and symptoms
Signs/Symptoms: Painful urination, genital discharge, and in some cases, rectal or throat infections. In women, symptoms may be milder or absent.
Gonerhea virluence factors
Virulence Factors: Adhesins for mucosal attachment, ability to evade immune response.
Gonerhera Complications
Complications: Untreated gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women, epididymitis in men, and can increase the risk of HIV transmission.
Sphylis Causative Agent
Treponema pallidum.
Syphilis S&S
Primary Stage: Painless sore (chancre) at the site of infection.
Secondary Stage: Skin rashes, mucous membrane lesions, flu-like symptoms.
Latent Stage: Asymptomatic.
Tertiary Stage: Severe damage to organs including the heart and brain.
Syphilis Virluence Factors
Virulence Factors: Ability to evade immune response.
Syphilis Complications
Complications: Neurosyphilis, cardiovascular syphilis, and other severe systemic manifestations.
HPV (Human Papillomavirus):
Causative Agent:
Various strains of HPV.
HPV S&S
Genital warts (low-risk strains) and potential development of cancer (high-risk strains).
HPV Virluence Factors
Evasion of the immune response, ability to integrate into host DNA.
HPV Complications
Some high-risk HPV strains are associated with cervical, anal, and other cancers. Vaccination is available to prevent certain strains.
These infections require appropriate medical attention and, in many cases, can be prevented through safe sexual practices, vaccination (for HPV), and early detection and treatment.
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