TRICH Healthcare Abbreviation

Trichomonas

A single-celled protozoan parasite best known in medicine because one species causes vaginitis. Infection with trichomonas is the most common curable sexually transmitted disease (STD) in young sexually active women in young sexually active women. The species of trichomonas responsible for STD is Trichomonas vaginalis. The vagina is the most common site of infection in women, and the urethra (urine canal) is the most common site of infection in men.