Sexually Transmitted Infections

Purpose of Assignment:

Health care providers must be aware of the issues related to sexually transmitted infections. This recent news release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/2018/press-release-2018-std-prevention-conference.html

Course Competency(s):

· Determine pathophysiologic alterations that affect the reproductive and endocrine systems.

Content:

Review information in your assigned readings to work on the assignment. The website below also has a variety of information to support your readings for the week.

Instructions:

Select a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and do research on it. Write a 3-5 page paper about the condition/issue. In the paper discuss the concepts below:

· What is the pathophysiology of one STI

· What is the etiology of the selected STI

· What are the clinical manifestations of the selected STI

· What is the treatment for the selected STI