Word parts
What it means
A curable sexually transmitted infectionSEK-shoo-uh-lee trans-MIT-id in-FEK-shunAn infection passed from one person to another mainly through sexual contact.Full entry . Many people have no symptoms. Women may have a frothy, yellow-green vaginal discharge with a strong smell, itching and pain with urination; men are usually symptom-free. It raises the risk of getting HIV, and in pregnancy it is linked to early birth.
For the nurse
It is treated with metronidazole or tinidazole. Teach the client that sex partners must be treated too, to avoid sex until both are cured, and to avoid alcohol during metronidazole treatment and for a short time after, as it can cause severe nausea and vomiting.
At a glance
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Related terms
sexually transmitted infection
An infection passed from one person to another mainly through sexual contact.
-iasis
A word ending that means a condition or the presence of something, often an infection or stones.
parasite
A living thing that lives on or in another living thing and gets its food from it, often causing harm.