STDS (sexually transmitted diseases)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases or STD’s are diseases that are infected through intimate contact with another person. Anyone can get these if it is not prevented. This is becoming more common in teenagers, so in this article we will talk about 6 of these diseases; How they are contacted, how can they be treated, what the symptoms are, and if it is curable or not. It is important for teenagers to be informed of this so they can prevent all of these diseases.
In this paragraph, we will talk about AIDS, Genital Herpes, and Chlamydia.
AIDS or HIV is contacted through unprotected sex, shared drug needles, or pregnant women may pass it to the child. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus and then comes AIDS, which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, that is more advanced than HIV. The symptoms for this disease may be headache, fever or other flu like symptoms. AIDS cannot be cured, but there are many medicines to help you live a longer and a more healthy life. Genital Herpes is caused by two viruses: herpes simplex type 1 and herpes simplex type 2. These viruses spread by oral, vaginal or anal sex. It can be hard to know if the disease is present because sometimes people do not have any symptoms at all. If there are symptoms present, the person may notice itching or pain followed by sores. Then they become red, watery blisters. This disease cannot be cured, but there are medications to help treat painful sores. Chlamydia is an infection caused by a kind of bacteria called chlamydia trachomatis. This bacterium is passed through intimate contact (vaginal, anal or oral sex). The symptoms are abnormal discharges from the penis or vagina, and a burning sensation when urinating. This disease can be cured and the treatments include prescribed antibiotics.
Gonorrhea is one of many sexual transmitted diseases. This disease can infect many parts of your body. These parts are: genital tract, mouth, or anus. The ways you can get gonorrhea are in very normal ways, you can get it by vaginal, oral or anal sex, with a infected partner. If a pregnant woman gets the disease, the baby can get too the disease. There are some symptoms that gonorrhea has, and it can change depending on
the sex, if it is a man, the symptoms are: pain when urinating and discharge from the penis. On woman are: bleeding between periods, pain when urinating, and increased discharge from the vagina. Gonorrhea can be cured with the right treatments and waiting the time necessary before having sex again. There is one that is call Syphilis. Syphilis is sexual transmitted disease that is caused by bacteria. This disease can infect the genital area, lips, mouth, or anus of both sexes. The usual way that someone gets syphilis is from sexual contact with someone who has it. As the same as gonorrhea, if the woman is pregnant, the baby can be affected too. It can be cured with the right antibiotics.There is another disease, but this is a different because it only affects one part of your body. The anus. This sexual transmitted disease is call, Genital Warts. Genital warts are growths on the skin of the genital area and around the anus. They are caused by certain types of the human papilloma virus (HPV). The common symptoms that one can get are: flesh-colored, soft-to-the-touch bumps on the skin that may look like the surface of a cauliflower. They often grow in more than one place and may cluster in large masses. Genital warts usually are painless, but they may itch. These can be cured and treate with special lotions.
Avoiding a sexual disease can be easy if you are aware of how you can get it and if you do know its symptoms. It's better if you always think before you act. Take everything slowly. Sexual diseases can and would change your life forever. So, if you are going to have sexual relationships, use a condom and prevent doing something you would regret. Be aware, be intelligent, be safe.
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