What is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?
It is an infection spread through unprotected vaginal, anal, and oral sex. What are the different types of STD’s? Bacterial STD’s are curable. Common bacterial examples include gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis Viral STD’s are only treatable. Common viral examples include hepatitis B, HIV, herpes simplex I and II, and human papilloma virus (HPV) How many STD’s are there? Approximately 30. Gonorrhea (gone-o-RHEE-a) Gonorrhea is a bacteria that can cause sterility, arthritis, and heart problems. Common symptoms for women include frequent, burning urination, menstrual irregularities, a yellow-green discharge from the vagina, or no symptoms at all. Common symptoms for men include a pus-like discharge from the urethra, or pain during urination. Specific antibiotics are used to treat gonorrhea. Chlamydia (cla-MIH-dee-ah) Chlamydia is a bacteria that can cause sterility.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact. Examples of STDs are AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, condylomas (genital warts), Chlamydia, pubic lice (crabs), and genital herpes to name a few. This list is by no means conclusive. New STDs appear occasionally. AIDS was first recognized in 1981. Recently, Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), a systemic, sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a type of Chlamydia trachomatis that rarely occurs in the United States, was discovered among men who have sex with men (MSMs) who live in New York City. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that destroys the body’s ability to fight off infection. An estimated 900,000 people in the United States are infected with HIV. AIDS makes a person susceptible to many life-threatening infections and to certain forms of cancer.
