Question

1. What potential problems can pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) cause?

2. What sexually transmitted diseases can cause PID? What other device can cause PID?

3. What two genes have been found to be related to breast cancer?

4. What signs and symptoms could be present in a patient with breast cancer?

5. Since I have been teaching microbiology, which has been about 14 years, the leading cause of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US has changed. Over the years it has been syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. What is the leading cause of STIs now?

6. List the STD and organism hat causes a:

a. chancre

b. vesicle

c. gumma

d. purulent exudate

e. pharyngitis

f. wart

Answer 1

1.The potential problems caused by pelvic inflammatory disease are

• Scar tissue in the uterus
• Baseless formation due to collect of any fluid
• Decrease the fertility rate in child bearing women
• Severe lower abdomen pain,back pain,bloating,nausea
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Recurrent PID

2.The sexually transmitted disease of chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause PID.Non sterile things can can cause easy infections.The devices like intra uterine device(CuT) poorly sterilized intrauterine devices like speculum can transfer the bacteria and cause infection

3.The two types of gene found in breast cancer are

• BRCA 1(BReast CAncer gene 1):It stops or controls the growth of cancer cell in the body .The DNA mutation or alteration is repaired.
• BRCA 2:(BReast CAncer gene 2):It provides information for the production of a protein which can fight cancer cells.The DNA are repaired.

4.The signs and symptoms present in breast cancer are

• Pain at breast
• Presence of a painless lump in early stage
• Nipple discharge and pain
• Tender
• Peau de orange is a definitive observation
• Swelling of breast
• Change of skin color