尿路感染英文版.doc

尿路感染英文版 尿路感染英文版 PAGE / NUMPAGES 尿路感染英文版 LadiesandGentlemen，goodmorning!Itisnicetomeetyou.My name is yan gui-ming. I work in Nursing college. This morning we will study“Urinary Tract InfectionItsabbrev”ia.tion is UTI. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that begins in urinary system.UTIcanbepainfulandannoying.Italsobecomeaserious healthy problem if the infection spreads to kidneys. First, let us look at a short film about UTI. This video describes the causes of UTI. We all know that Women are most at risk of developing the UTI. In fact, one in five women will likely develop the UTI during her lifetime, and many will experience more than once.Women are 30 times more likely to have UTI than men are. Every year, 11% of women have at least one such infection, and up to 60% of all women will develop the UTI at some time in their lives. why?1st let me describe the Structure of the Female Urinary Tract. 1. Female’s anatomic feature of urethra is wide, shortandstraight. WomenappeartobemorelikelythanmentodevelopUTI.Akey reasonistheiranatomicstructure.Womenhaveashorterurethrathan men have, which cuts down on the distance through which bacteria must travel to reach the bladder. The higher risk in women is mostly due to the shortnessofthefemaleurethra,whichisoneandonehalfinches comparedtoeightinchesinmen.Bacteriafromfecalmatterorvagina can be easily transferred to the urethra. Surely, there are some other factors. Let us to see. 2. Other risk factors include: Anything that impedes the flow of urine, such as an enlarged prostate in men or a kidney stone. Diabetes and other chronic illnesses that may impair the immune system. Medications that lower immunity. Prolonged use of tubes (catheters) in the bladder. In addition, a womans immune system may play an inportant role in her risk of recurrent UTI. Bacteria may be able to attach to cells in the urinarytractmoreeasilyinwomenlackingcertainimmunefactorsor whohavepoorlydefinedimmunefactors.Moreresearchisneededto determine