Choose One of the Bacterial STDs Described in Your Text,and

question 69

Essay

Choose one of the bacterial STDs described in your text,and describe the symptoms and special problems associated with the infection.List the ways in which the disease may be diagnosed and treated.

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug or treatment, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.

Double-blind Procedure

A research or testing method in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know which subjects are in the control or experimental groups, to eliminate bias.

Experimental Treatment

A novel therapeutic approach or intervention being tested for its effectiveness, often within the context of a clinical trial.

Dependent Variable

The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.