Male & Female Reproductive Systems Volume 3 | Page 6

2-­‐Examples
 of
 STD´s,
 how
 are
 they
 contracted,
 how
 are

they
 treated,
 symptoms
 &
 is
 it
 curable.

Sexually
 transmitted
 diseases
 (STD’s)
 are
 any
 kind
 of
 viral
 or

bacterial
 disease
 that
 can
 be
 passed
 on
 by
 any
 kind
 of
 sexual

intercourse,
 including
 oral
 and
 anal.
 There
 are
 many
 kinds
 of
 STD’s,

yet
 all
 fall
 into
 two
 specific
 categories:
 viral
 and
 bacterial.
 Viral
 STD’s

include
 diseases
 such
 as
 Human
 Papillomavirus,
 Herpes,
 and
 HIV.

These
 diseases
 cannot
 be
 cured
 but
 there
 are
 ways
 to
 help
 control

them.
 HIV
 is
 the
 virus
 that
 leads
 to
 AIDS.
 AIDS
 is
 a
 disease
 that
 kills

all
 your
 immune
 diseases
 so
 basically
 any
 illness
 will
 kill
 you.

Bacterial
 STD’s
 include
 the
 following:
 Chlamydia,
 Gonorrhea,
 and

Syphilis.
 These
 diseases
 are
 curable,
 yet
 can
 have
 harmful
 effects.

There
 are
 some
 ways
 you
 can
 prevent
 from
 contracting
 this
 diseases,

abstaining
 from
 sex
 or
 using
 a
 condom.
 Some
 of
 these
 STD’s
 don’t

show
 symptoms
 (just
 normal
 flu)
 until
 later
 on.

There
 is
 an
 extended
 number
 of
 STD’s
 but
 the
 6
 most
 common

are
 the
 previously
 mentioned.
 HPV
 or
 Genital
 Warts
 is
 a
 disease
 that

cause
 warts
 in
 the
 genitals
 (some
 kinds)
 and
 after
 some
 time
 the

virus
 can
 go,
 but
 it
 can
 also
 stay
 for
 years
 in
 the
 body.
 Some
 HPV’s

can
 lead
 to
 cervical
 and
 other
 kind
 of
 cancers.
 Herpes
 causes
 sores
 in

the
 infected
 area
 (mostly
 genitals)
 but
 can
 also
 happen
 in
 the
 mouth.

HIV
 is
 the
 virus
 that
 leads
 to
 AIDS.
 There
 is
 no
 cure
 and
 treatment

only
 prolongs
 your
 life.
 It
 attacks
 your
 immune
 system
 (once
 it
 is

developed
 into
 AIDS).
 These
 are
 three
 of
 the
 most
 common
 viral

STD’s.
 Chlamydia
 damages
 vastly
 and
 can
 sometimes
 cause
 (in
 the

female)
 irregular
 vaginal
 discharges
 and
 pain
 at
 the
 time
 of
 urination.

It
 also
 alters
 your
 reproduction
 system.
 Gonorrhea
 is
 a
 disease
 that

causes
 burning
 sensations
 while
 urinating,
 vaginal
 discharges
 and

yellow,
 green,
 or
 white
 discharges
 through
 the
 penis.
 Syphilis
 is
 the

last
 STD
 I’ll
 talk
 about.
 There
 are
 4
 stages
 to
 this
 disease,
 first
 one
 is

sores
 in
 the
 place
 of
 infection,
 these
 are
 painless,
 then
 come
 more

serious
 sores
 in
 the
 second
 stage,
 in
 the
 third
 stage
 these
 sores
 go

away
 and
 you
 can
 get
 rashes.
 This
 stage
 is
 latent,
 and
 can
 stay
 like

this
 for
 your
 years
 if
 you
 don’t
 treat
 it.
 Later
 comes
 the
 4th
 stage
 and

this
 one
 can
 kill
 you.