Elaborate on Common Reproductive System Diseases: (Pathogen, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment) Note: Follow the table below. Candidiasis Bacterial Vaginosis Trichomoniasis

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Elaborate on Common Reproductive System Diseases: (Pathogen, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment)

Note: Follow the table below.

  1. Candidiasis
  2. Bacterial Vaginosis
  3. Trichomoniasis
Disease
Candidiasis
Bacterial
vaginosis
Trichomoniasis
Pathogen
Fungus,
Candida
albicans
Bacterium,
Gardnerella
vaginalis
Protozoan,
Trichomonas
vaginalis
Odor, Color, and
Consistency of
Discharge
Yeasty or none,
white, curdy
Fishy: gray-white,
thin, frothy
Foul, greenish-
yellow; frothy
Symptoms
Amount of
Discharge
Varies
Copious
Copious
Appearance of
Vaginal
Mucosa
Dry, red
Pink
Tender, red
pH (normal
pH is 3.8-4.2)
>4.5
5-6
Diagnosis
Microscopic
exam
Presence of
clue cells
Microscopic
exam; DNA
probes;
monoclonal
antibody
Treatment
Clotrimazole;
fluconazole
Metronidazole
Metronidazole
Transcribed Image Text:Disease Candidiasis Bacterial vaginosis Trichomoniasis Pathogen Fungus, Candida albicans Bacterium, Gardnerella vaginalis Protozoan, Trichomonas vaginalis Odor, Color, and Consistency of Discharge Yeasty or none, white, curdy Fishy: gray-white, thin, frothy Foul, greenish- yellow; frothy Symptoms Amount of Discharge Varies Copious Copious Appearance of Vaginal Mucosa Dry, red Pink Tender, red pH (normal pH is 3.8-4.2) >4.5 5-6 Diagnosis Microscopic exam Presence of clue cells Microscopic exam; DNA probes; monoclonal antibody Treatment Clotrimazole; fluconazole Metronidazole Metronidazole
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