GONORRHEA

a type of bacteria with an extremely short incubation period,

making it difficult to interrupt the chain of transmission.

SYMPTOMS
The chief symptom of gonorrhea in the male is pain or burning
during urination, although there also may be a discharge from the
penis. Some 50 percent of infected females are asymptomatic
Infection, almost invariably due to unprotected sexual intercourse
with an infected partner.

TREATMENTS
Regarding medical treatments, Tetracycline, penicillin, and other
antibiotics are usually successful.

PREVENTION
Use condom

GENITAL HERPES
Two types of herpes simplex virus: type 1 (HSV-1; the cause of
cold sores of the lips and mouth) and type 2 (HSV-2).

SYMPTOMS
First appears as groups of small blisters on the surface of
the penis in men and the vulva in women.

PREVENTION
Avoidance of intercourse during the active phase.

TRANSMISSION
Herpes is generally transmitted only when an active
lesion is present.

CHANCROID
Microorganism Haemophilus ducreyi and occurs chiefly in
developing countries.

SYMPTOMS
The bacteria have a short incubation period, producing
small red pustules generally within fewer than five days
after exposure; the pustules burst to form painful ulcers.

TREATMENT.
Treatment is with Antibiotics.
The disease can be diagnosed by culturing bacteria from
these ulcers. Unlike syphilis, which it may resemble,
chancroid is a purely localized disease of the genitals.

HIV / AIDS
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV is the virus that causes
AIDS.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is

the most advanced stage of HIV infection.
SYMPTOMS
Fever
Swollen glands
Sore throat
Night sweats
Muscle aches
Headache
Extreme tiredness Rash

How Is HIV Spread?

HIV is spread primarily through contact with the following body
fluids:

Blood (including menstrual blood)

Semen (cum) and other male sexual fluids ("pre-cum")

Vaginal fluids

Breast milk

HPV
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually
transmitted infection in the United States. Some health effects
caused by HPV can be prevented with vaccines.

What is HPV?
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). HPV is
a different virus than HIV and HSV (herpes). HPV is so common that
nearly all sexually active men and women get it at some point in their
lives. There are many different types of HPV. Some types can cause
health problems including genital warts and cancers. But there are
vaccines that can stop these health problems from happening.

How is HPV spread?

You can get HPV by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone
who has the virus. It is most commonly spread during vaginal or anal
sex. HPV can be passed even when an infected person has no signs
or symptoms.
Anyone who is sexually active can get HPV, even if you have had sex
with only one person. You also can develop symptoms years after you
have sex with someone who is infected making it hard to know when
you first became infected.

Syphilis
Syphilis is a highly contagious disease spread primarily by
sexual activity, including oral and anal sex. Occasionally, the
disease can be passed to another person through
prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. Although this
disease is spread from sores, the vast majority of those sores
go unrecognized. The infected person is often unaware of the
disease and unknowingly passes it on to his or her sexual
partner.
Pregnant women with the disease can spread it to their baby.
This disease, called congenital syphilis, can cause
abnormalities or even death to the child.
Syphilis cannot be spread by toilet seats, door
knobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bath tubs, shared clothing,
or eating utensils.

What Causes Syphilis?

Syphilis is caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.

How Do I Know If I Have Syphilis?

Syphilis infection occurs in three distinct stages:
Early or primary syphilis. People with primary syphilis will
develop one or more sores. The sores are usually small
painless ulcers. They occur on the genitals or in or around
the mouth somewhere between 10-90 days (average three
weeks) after exposure. Even without treatment they heal
without a scar within six weeks.
The secondary stage may last one to three months and
begins within six weeks to six months after exposure. People
with secondary syphilis experience a rosy "copper penny"
rash typically on the palms of
the hands and soles of the feet.
However,rashes with a different

Secondary stage rash on the palms of the

hands.

appearance may occur on

other parts of the body, sometimes resembling rashes caused
by other diseases. They may also experience moist warts in
the groin, white patches on the inside of the mouth, swollen
lymph glands, fever, and weight loss. Like primary syphilis,
secondary syphilis will resolve without treatment.
Latent syphilis. This is where the infection lies dormant
(inactive) without causing symptoms.

Tertiary syphilis. If the infection isn't treated, it may then

progress to a stage characterized by severe problems with
the heart, brain, and nerves that can result in paralysis,
blindness, dementia, deafness, impotence, and even death if
it's not treated.