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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually
 transmitted
 diseases
 are
 severe
 illnesses
 that
 are
 passes
 among
 humans
 by
 means
 of

sexual
 behavior
 like
 vaginal
 intercourse,
 anal
 sex
 and
 oral
 sex.
 Aside
 from
 sexual
 intercourse,

using
 IV
 drug
 needles
 after
 being
 infected
 by
 someone
 else’s
 blood,
 childbirth
 and

breastfeeding
 can
 also
 contract
 STD´s.

 Bacteria,
 parasites
 and
 viruses
 cause
 these
 infections.

The
 problems
 that
 the
 infections
 present
 are
 harsh
 for
 both
 men
 and
 woman
 but
 most
 of
 the

time
 woman
 have
 more
 severe
 cases
 than
 man.

Chlamydia:
 Bacteria
 cause
 this
 disease
 so
 it
 means
 it
 can
 be
 cured
 with
 special
 treatment.

Normally
 there
 are
 no
 symptoms
 for
 chlamydia
 but
 sometimes
 they
 can
 be
 presented
 by

causing
 a
 burning
 feeling
 while
 urinating
 or
 abnormal
 discharges
 from
 the
 vagina
 or
 penis.

Chlamydia
 infects
 the
 urinary
 track,
 in
 women
 it
 can
 lead
 to
 pelvic
 inFlammatory
 disease,
 which

can
 cause
 infertility
 and
 pregnancy
 problems.
 In
 men,
 the
 epididymis
 is
 infected
 causing
 lots
 of

pain,
 fever,
 and
 in
 some
 causes
 infertility.
 SpeciFic
 antibiotics
 will
 cure
 the
 infection.

Gonorrhea:
 This
 bacterium
 infects
 the
 genital
 tract,
 mouth,
 or
 anus
 most
 common
 in
 young

adults
 during
 vaginal,
 oral,
 or
 anal
 sex
 with
 an
 infected
 partner.
 A
 pregnant
 woman
 can
 pass
 it

to
 her
 baby
 during
 childbirth.
 Symptoms
 in
 men
 cause
 pain
 when
 urinating
 and
 discharge
 from

the
 penis.
 If
 untreated
 it
 can
 cause
 problems
 with
 the
 prostate
 and
 testicles.
 In
 women,

bleeding
 between
 periods,
 pain
 when
 urinating,
 and
 discharge
 of
 the
 vagina.
 Gonorrhea
 is

treated
 and
 cured
 with
 antibiotics.

Genital
 Herpes:
 This
 disease
 is
 caused
 by
 a
 herpes
 simplex
 virus
 (HSV)
 contracted
 by

having
 sex
 and
 oral
 sex.
 The
 virus
 can
 spread
 even
 though
 sores
 are
 not
 present
 in
 the
 body

and
 mothers
 can
 infect
 their
 babies
 during
 childbirth.
 It
 produces
 sores
 on
 your
 genital
 or

rectal
 area,
 buttocks,
 and
 thighs.
 These
 symptoms
 are
 called
 outbreaks;
 they
 turn
 into
 blisters,

become
 itchy
 and
 painful,
 and
 then
 heal.
 The
 virus
 will
 stay
 in
 your
 body
 for
 the
 rest
 of
 your
 life

but
 the
 outbreaks
 will
 burst
 just
 several
 times
 a
 year.
 There
 is
 no
 medicine
 to
 cure
 genital

herpes
 but
 to
 help
 Fight
 the
 virus
 by
 lessening
 symptoms,
 decrease
 outbreaks,
 and
 lower
 the

risk
 of
 passing
 the
 virus
 to
 others.

AIDS:
 The
 HIV
 virus
 that
 produces
 this
 infection
 kills
 and
 damages
 the
 body’s
 immune

systems
 cells.
 This
 virus
 is
 mostly
 spread
 by
 having
 unprotected
 sex
 with
 and
 infected
 person

and
 also
 by
 having
 blood
 contact
 by
 infected
 needles
 of
 other
 persons.
 Women
 can
 pass
 the

virus
 to
 their
 baby
 during
 pregnancy.
 The
 First
 signs
 of
 infectio