Sexually Transmitted Diseases

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIDS, a disease that is ravaging the earth

gonorrhea

a sexually transmitted bacterial disease

granuloma inguinale

STD that causes large painful ulcers in the genital area

herpes

a recurring viral STD

human immunodeficiency virus

a virus that causes AIDS

human papilloma virus

HPV, cause of cervical cancer in women and penile cancer in men

Kaposi’s sarcoma

a form of cancer common in the later stages of AIDS

lymphogranuloma venereum

STD causing huge swellings and sometimes ulcers in the groin

Neisseria gonorrhea

the cause of gonorrhea

Pediculosis pubis

crabs, the pubic louse

Sarcoptes scabiei

the mite that causes scabies in humans and mange in dogs

scabies

an itchy disease caused by a mite

Treponema pallidum

the cause of syphilis

trichomonas, trichomoniasis

one-celled microorganisms and the mild STD they cause

venereal

related to sexual activity