Sexually Transmitted Diseases And Symptoms | Health and Fitness

Sexually transmitted disease (STD) is a disease that is mainly passed from one person to another through sexual intercourse. Also referred to as venereal disease (VD), this illness has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex. While Sexually transmitted disease and Venereal Disease have been used widely in the past, they are now commonly referred to as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), bringing a broader scope to the issue; as it is possible for a person to be infected and to spread the infections to other people, without having a disease in any way. An example of this is Chlamydia, which infects a person without causing any particular disease; giving only unpleasant symptoms. Some sexually transmitted infections can also be spread through breastfeeding and childbirth, and also by the use of IV drug needles that have been used by a person infected.

Awareness of any STD can arise from the discovery of symptoms. Also, if sexual intercourse has been had with a person that lets you know he/she has a sexually transmitted disease/infection, there is also the probability that you might be affected. It also worth noting that there is the possibility of someone transmitting an infection to another person without any visible symptoms on the infected. There are some infections that can also be transferred from a mother to an unborn child.

There are about 25 different sexually transmitted diseases with different symptoms attributed to each disease. In order to better know the symptoms, categorization of the sexually transmitted infections according to cause is required.

In the cases of STDs caused by bacteria like Gonorrhea, symptoms include painful urination and discharge from vagina/penis. However, about 50% of women show no symptoms but can still pass it on to others. Chlamydia symptoms include discharge from vagina/penis with a burning sensation during urination. Symptoms of Syphilis usually include a rash, headache, fever and achy joints (not necessarily together). It usually starts a painless genital ulcer that goes away on its own. The symptoms of Syphilis however are usually mild. Chancroid symptoms include painful genital ulcers, and it can often be confused with syphilis or herpes. It should be noted that STDs caused by bacteria are treatable with antibiotics.

With STDs caused by viruses like Herpes, the most common symptoms are blister-like sores that occur over and over around the genital area. Herpes can be transmitted from a mother to her unborn child. Genital warts, caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), have symptoms that include small painless bumps around the genital or anal areas, which might also be in large clusters. In the case of HIV/AIDS there are no physical signs or symptoms that show one has the virus. However, illnesses such as night sweats, chills, long lasting fevers, headaches and cough could occur several weeks after the virus has been contracted. There is no cure currently. However there are medications available to slow down the progression of the disease.

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