SOCSCI III "Lesson 3 - Sexually Transmitted Disease"

Sexually Transmitted Disease STD

used to refer to a condition passed from one person to another through sexual contact. You can contract this disease by having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the disease.

Sexually Transmitted Infection STI

other term for STD

-chlamydia - Chancroid

-Gonorrhea - Syphilis

-Herpes Simplex Virus or Genital Herpes

-Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

-Trichomonas Vaginalis (Vagnitis)

most common sexually transmitted disease

Chlamydia

a common sexually transmitted disease. women can get this in the cervix, rectum and throat. Men can get the in the urethra, rectum and throat

Chlamydia Trachomatis

what bacteria is cause by Chlamydia

Gonorrhea

can infect both men and women. can cause infections in the genitals, rectum and throat. very common especially among young people ages 15-24. a pregnant woman with this disease can give the infection to her baby during childbirth

Syphilis

a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact. The disease starts as a painless sore typically on your genitals, rectum or mouth. It spreads from person to person via skin or mucous membrane contact with these sores.

Chancroid

It is characterized by painful necrotizing genital ulcers that may be accompanied by inguinal lymphadenopathy. It is highly contagious but a curable disease.

Haemohilus ducreyi

chancroid is a bacterial sexually transmitted disease caused by infection with

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

a viral infection that is passed between people through skin-to-skin contact. It has over 100 varieties, more than 40 of which are passed through sexual contact and can affect your genitals, mouth, or throat.

Trichomonas Vaginalis (Vaginitis)

a parasitic protozoan that infects the urogenital tract of both women and men worldwide.

Trichomoniasis,

which is caused by T vaginalis, is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) today, with an annual incidence of more than 170 million cases worldwide.

herpes type 1 (HSV-1, or oral herpes) and herpes type 2 (HSV-2, or genital herpes)

herpes is categorized into two types

herpes type 1

most commonly herpes that causes sores around the mouth and lips (sometimes called genital herpes and cold sored).

HSV-1

another herpes type 1 that can also cause genital herpes

HSV - 2

the infected person may have sores around the genitals or rectum.

Although it may occur in other locations, these sores usually are

found below the waist.