PSY 364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Herpes Simplex Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Psychology Main
• Course: PSY 364
• Professor: Cassie Valerio

Document Summary

Historical perspectives: the tuskegee syphilis study, one of the most unethical studies in the history of modern medicine, denied treatment to 400 low-income african american men, opted not to administer penicillin, in favor of continuing study. Risk factors for stis: no warning signs or symptoms, some stis produce no clear symptoms at all; they are asymptomatic, lack of accurate information. Specific sexually transmitted infections: categories are based on the type of pathogen (germ) that causes infection, viral, bacterial, parasitic. Jaundice, cirrhosis of the liver: transmission, direct contact with contaminated bodily fluids, e. g. semen, vaginal fluid, saliva, diagnosis and treatment, usually diagnosed through blood tests. Immune system often resolves virus in its own: hbv vaccine has been available since the 1980s. Historical perspectives: the pain of giving birth, medical pain control did not come into common practice until the mid to late nineteenth century, general anesthesia, ether, chloroform, twilight sleep, midwifery.