Common Infections — Flashcards

P. _____ = irregular fever spikes P. vivax, ovale = tertian (48 hourly) fever spikes P. malariae = quartan (72 hourly) fever spikes

Oral herpes is caused by _____ Genital herpes is caused by HSV-2 (most common); HSV-1

Tender _____ lymphadenopathy is clasically associated with HSV-2

Dormant/latent HSV reactivates in response to _____, triggering viral replication in sensory ganglia and anterograde axonal transport to epithelial surfaces

What is the likely diagnosis of a patient returning from holiday in Nigeria who has cyclical fever & chills, headaches, N&V? _____

Incubation period for chlamydia is _____

What is the investigation for chlamydia in females? _____

_____ is a common STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

_____ are disproportionately affected by gonorrhoea

Gonorrhoeae discharge = _____ Chlamydia discharge = thin "watery" white