Paper I — 2018 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q11

Paper I

2018 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) · 40 marks · 120 min

Question

Name four sexually transmitted diseases and the causative agents

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Answer

Four sexually transmitted diseases and their causative agents:

1. Syphilis — Treponema pallidum (spirochete).
2. Gonorrhoea — Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gram-negative diplococcus).
3. Chancroid — Haemophilus ducreyi (Gram-negative coccobacillus).
4. Chlamydial genital infection/non-gonococcal urethritis — Chlamydia trachomatis (serovars D–K).

(Other valid examples: lymphogranuloma venereum — Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1–L3; genital herpes — herpes simplex virus; genital warts — human papillomavirus; trichomoniasis — Trichomonas vaginalis; HIV/AIDS — human immunodeficiency virus.)

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