Symptoms In women, trichomoniasis manifests as inflammation of the vaginal mucosa with redness, swelling, and a frothy, thin, yellowish-green, foul-smelling discharge. The urethra and cervix may also be infected. The type of discharge varies. In addition, there may be itching, small skin bleeding, and pain during sexual intercourse and urination. In men, the disease is … Trichomoniasis
Effect Nitroimidazoles are antibacterial (bactericidal) and antiparasitic. They are reduced under anaerobic conditions to cytotoxic metabolites that covalently bind to and damage DNA. The damage may take the form of loss of helical structure, impaired matrix function, or strand breaks, leading to inhibition of DNA synthesis. Indications Spectrum: gram-positive and gram-negative anaerobic bacteria and some … Nitroimidazole
Products Metronidazole is commercially available in various dosage forms for systemic and topical therapy. This article refers to the film-coated tablets (Flagyl and generic). The drug has been approved in many countries since 1960. Structure and properties Metronidazole (C6H9N3O3, Mr = 171.2 g/mol) is a derivative of imidazole substituted with a nitro group, a methyl … Metronidazole
Symptoms A distinction is made between initial infection and subsequent reactivation. After an incubation period of a few days, flu-like symptoms such as fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, headache, nausea, and muscle pain may occur. The actual genital herpes occurs, with reddened skin or mucous membrane, swelling of the inguinal lymph nodes, and single … Genital Herpes Causes and Treatment
Infection with the flagellate “Trichomonas vaginalis” is a common sexually transmitted disease called trichomoniasis. At the end of the last century, there were an estimated 174 million new cases of trichomoniasis annually worldwide, including 11 million in Western Europe. Even though trichomoniasis is one of the rather harmless sexually transmitted diseases and causes symptoms in … Can Trichomoniasis Be Cured?
