Trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoan causing trichomoniasis, is one of the commonest non-viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs) worldwide. It is a motile trophozoite lives in the lower genitourinary tract of females and the prostate and urethra of men and cause of symptomatic vaginitis in women. T. vaginalis causes serious complications such as increases risk of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) transmission in both women and men with the adverse outcomes during pregnancy. Besides, complications for symptomatic women include vaginitis, endometritis, infertility, and cervical cancer, and for men include urethritis, prostatitis, epididymitis, and infertility. The disorder was underdiagnosed the drug of choice is oral metronidaz-ole for both partners but if this fails, clinicians may use other nitroimidazoles. The study enhanced the as to T. vaginalis. Setting: Study was done in a Military Hospital. Design: A quasi-experimental study (pre & posttest) was used. Subjects were 63 nursing staff. Study tools: Composed of socio-demographic characteristics of nurses and knowledge questionnaire sheet and pre & posttest.The results showed statistically significant improvement in the nursing knowledge regarding Trichomonas vaginalis. Recommendations: Developing periodic educational program and evaluation regarding Trichomonas vaginalis on regular basis, would competency to provide high quality nursing care.

Blood-borne pathogens are infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, not limited to, hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (ADIS), but also extended to other viruses, bacterial and protozoa infectious diseases. Needle-sticks and other sharps-related injuries may expose workers to blood-borne pathogens. ACGME core competencies: medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, professionalism needle stick injury (NSI) became a major issue and most of the research focuses on Nurses, Doctors and other health care workers, but at the same time nursing students in clinical duties are at high risk. This is a short selected overview of nosocomial blood-borne pathogens transmitted to health care workers by injuries.

A TORCH infection, also known as TORCH syndrome, is an infection of the developing fetus or newborn that can occur in utero, during delivery, or after birth. TORCH syndrome is a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex, and other organisms including syphilis, parvovirus, and Varicella zoster as well as Zika virus and others. TORCH syndrome is caused by in-utero infection with one of the TORCH agents, disrupting fetal development. Early diagnosis by specific IgM and persistence of IgG beyond 6-9 months is diagnostic. TORCH syndrome may develop before birth, causing stillbirth, in the neonatal period, or later in life, refers very broadly pathogens that cause perinatal infection and contribute to neonatal morbidity and mortality. They can cause non-specific signs and symptoms in the fetus or infant, such as microcephaly, lethargy, cataracts, hearing loss, and congenital heart diseases. Other signs include hepatosplenomegaly, petechiae or purpura, jaundice, vision loss, intellectual disability, deafness, and seizures. Treatment of pregnancy women is supportive and depends on symptoms present and thereby preventing the infection from affecting the fetus.

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