Question

Describe how the selected medication class relate to the selected system.

sysyems disorder....Trichomonasis vaginalis

medication...metronidazole

Answer 1

TRICHOMONASIS VAGINALIS:

Trichomonas vaginalis is the Protozoal infection causing vulvovaginitis.(inflammation of vulva and vagina).

Trichimonas:

Trichomonas, a genus of flagellate Protozoa that are parasitic to humans. Trichomonas vaginalis are commonly present in female genetile area and may cause Leukorrhea (a viscid, whitish discharge )and vaginitis..

Trichomoniasis:

Trichomoniasis is the infestation with the parasite of genus trichomonas.

METRONIDAZOLE:

It's an antibiotic used to treat wide variety of infections to stop the growth of bacteria and parasites(here trichomonas).

Taken per oral.

For best effects take it at same time everyday.

Mechanism of action of metronidazole:

It diffuses into the organism, inhibits protein synthesis by interaction with the DNA and causing a loss of helical DNA structure and strand breakage. Thus it causes cell death in the susceptible organism (here trichomonas).