Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Also called: Sexually transmitted infections, STDs, Venereal disease.

More than 30 different bacteria, viruses and parasites are known to be transmitted through sexual contact. Eight of these pathogens are linked to the greatest incidence of sexually transmitted disease. Of these 8 infections, 4 are currently curable: syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis.

Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Bacteria

• Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
• Gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
• Non-gonococcal Urethritis (NGU);
  Chlamydia trachomatis
  Ureaplasma urealyticum
  Mycoplasma genitalium
• Chancroid Haemophilus ducreyi
• Lymphogranuloma venereum - LGV (Chlamydia trachomatis)
• Granuloma inguinale (Calymmatobacteria granulomatis)

Virus

• Genital herpes (Herpes simplex virus type 1 & 2 - HSV I&II)
• Molluscum contagiosum (Molluscum contagiosum virus)
• Genital warts (Human papilloma virus - HPV)
• Viral (Hepatitis Hepatitis A, B and C viruses - HAV. HBV. HCV)
• HIV infection and AIDs (Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 & 2)

Fungi

• Vaginal candidiasis (Candida albicans)
• Penile candidiasis (Candida albicans)

Protozoa

• Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)

Parasites

• Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)
• Pubic lice infestation (Pediculosis pubicyphilis)

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