Who is at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted disease, or an STD?
Anyone who is sexually active is at risk for contracting an STD. Any STD can be transmitted through vaginal or anal intercourse as well as oral-anal and oral-genital contact. Herpes, Hepatitis B, and genital warts can be transmitted by kissing or by genital-genital touching even without penetration. There are two STD Categories: bacterial and viral. Bacterial infections. Relatively easy to cure if detected early and treated properly (examples include chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis). Viral infections: Treatments to alleviate symptoms exist but once infected, one remains infected for life (examples include HPV – a virus causing genital warts; hepatitis B; herpes and HIV).
