Trichomoniasis

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The paper discusses the infection known as Trichomoniasis and states that it is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases that affects both women and men. The paper highlights the incidences, causative factors, symptoms, occurrences of this disease and its treatment.

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"The central causative factor that precipitates the disease is the single-celled protozoan parasite, Trichomonas vaginalis. The most common site of infection is the vagina in women and in the urethra in men. The virus is "..."sexually transmitted through penis-to-vagina intercourse or vulva-to-vulva (the genital area outside the vagina) contact with an infected partner. Women can acquire the disease from infected men or women, but men usually contract it only from infected women" (Trichomoniasis - CDC Fact Sheet). There is a comorbid factor as well and Trichomoniasis is commonly associated with co-infection with other STDs, such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Infections: Trichomoniasis. Retrieved May 22, from http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/std/trichomoniasis.html
• Trichomoniasis - CDC Fact Sheet. Retrieved May 22, from http://www.cdc.gov/std/Trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm#WhatIs
• Trichomoniasis: womenshealth.gov. Retrieved May 22, fromhttp://www.4woman.gov/faq/stdtrich.htm
• Wilkerson R. G. Trichomoniasis. Retrieved May 22, from http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic613.htm

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