PSYC 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Infectious Mononucleosis, Insulin Resistance, Nuclear Membrane
12 Sep 2016
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Chapter 5: sexually transmitted infections and sexually related diseases. Rna or dna, but not both, and thus cannot reproduce themselves. Often involve overgrowths of bacteria, yeasts, viruses, or fungal organisms that are found naturally in sexual and reproductive organs. Where did the come from: some people believe gonorrhea came from people having sex with animals. This is not true: the virus that causes aids originated in non-human primates, but it was probably first transmitted to humans by blood, not sex, where and how stis originated is unknown. Some stis have been around for thousands of years: columbus died of syphilis. Gonorrhea: gonorrhea- a sexually transmitted infection caused by the neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium (often referred to as the gonococcus ) which lives on the mucous membranes. Also referred to as the clap or the drip: symptoms and complications. The bacteria lives on warm, moist mucous membranes in the urethra, vagina, rectum, mouth, throat and eyes.
