Common STIs in Ethiopia

Vocabulary flashcards covering the causes, symptoms, and potential complications of common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) based on the lecture notes.

Trichomoniasis

A sexually transmitted infection caused by the flagellated protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis, which can cause symptoms like yellowish discharge and itchy vagina in women, and potential infertility in both sexes.

Trichomonas vaginalis

The flagellated protozoan responsible for causing Trichomoniasis.

Chlamydia

An STI caused by small bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis, which can be cured with antibiotics but may lead to infertility or be passed to newborns during birth.

Chlamydia trachomatis

The specific species of small bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia.

Gonorrhea

The second most common bacterial STI, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which can damage reproductive ducts, the heart, and the liver if left untreated.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

The bacterium that causes gonorrhea, which is increasingly showing resistance to widely used antibiotics.

Syphilis

An STI caused by the spiral shaped bacterium Treponema pallidum that enters the body through tiny cuts and can damage the liver, bones, and brain if it becomes systemic.

Treponema pallidum

The spiral shaped bacterium that is the causative agent of syphilis.

Skin chancres

Sores that appear during a syphilis infection when the bacteria are not treated and the infection begins to affect the body systemically.