Q. Which of the following STIs cannot be treated with antibiotics?
Solution:
GENITAL WARTS:
CAUSE: It is a type of sexually transmitted disease caused by Human papilloma Virus (HPV).
TREATMENT: Removal of genital warts requires special skill especially if it is internal. Cryosurgery is used for removing genital warts. Dried rhizome and roots of Podophyllum peltatum called Podophyllum preparations are useful in treating warts.
CHLAMYDIASIS:
CAUSE: It is type of sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
TREATMENT: It is treated by using antibiotic drugs like erythromycin, azithromycin, tetracycline, chloromycetin, spiramycin etc.
GONORRHOEA:
CAUSE: It is a type of sexually transmitted disease caused by a gonococcus bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This disease is transmitted from infected person to normal persons through sexual contact and also from infected mother to new born baby through placenta during pregnancy.
TREATMENT: Gonorrhoea is treated by using antibiotic drug like penicillin, ampicillin, amoxycillin. Other drugs like erythromycin, azithromycin, tetracycline, chloromycetin, spiramycin etc. are also used depending on the intensity of infection.
CHANCROID:
CAUSE: Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by infection with bacteria Haemophilus ducreyi. It is characterized by painful necrotizing genital ulcers that may be accompanied by inguinal lymphadenopathy. It is a highly contagious but curable disease.
TREATMENT: Treatment of chancroid can be done by a single dose of intramuscular ceftriaxone or oral azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, or erythromycin.
CAUSE: It is a type of sexually transmitted disease caused by Human papilloma Virus (HPV).
TREATMENT: Removal of genital warts requires special skill especially if it is internal. Cryosurgery is used for removing genital warts. Dried rhizome and roots of Podophyllum peltatum called Podophyllum preparations are useful in treating warts.
CHLAMYDIASIS:
CAUSE: It is type of sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
TREATMENT: It is treated by using antibiotic drugs like erythromycin, azithromycin, tetracycline, chloromycetin, spiramycin etc.
CAUSE: It is a type of sexually transmitted disease caused by a gonococcus bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This disease is transmitted from infected person to normal persons through sexual contact and also from infected mother to new born baby through placenta during pregnancy.
TREATMENT: Gonorrhoea is treated by using antibiotic drug like penicillin, ampicillin, amoxycillin. Other drugs like erythromycin, azithromycin, tetracycline, chloromycetin, spiramycin etc. are also used depending on the intensity of infection.
CHANCROID:
CAUSE: Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by infection with bacteria Haemophilus ducreyi. It is characterized by painful necrotizing genital ulcers that may be accompanied by inguinal lymphadenopathy. It is a highly contagious but curable disease.
TREATMENT: Treatment of chancroid can be done by a single dose of intramuscular ceftriaxone or oral azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, or erythromycin.