There are many different kinds of STDs, all exhibiting a variety of symptoms and consequences. The following are some of the most popular list of STDs.
Bacterial STDs
Some of the popular and widespread kinds of STDs fall under bacterial infections. These include Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis. Oftentimes, the onset of the bacterial infection is usually undetected [...]
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) is a serious threat to public health. While there are many different kinds of STDs exhibiting diverse symptoms, many of these types of infection do not exhibit any sign a few weeks or even months from the onset of infection.
Most STD symptoms are also fairly common in other types illnesses and [...]
The US government takes seriously the issue of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Regular STD statistics rounded up every year by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC prove grim prospects. About 19 million estimated new cases of STD occur every year, almost half of which comprises the younger population of 15 to 24 [...]
Sexually transmitted disease or STD is an illness that is spread primarily through sexual intimacy. It is also sometimes referred to as sexually transmitted infection or STI because oftentimes a person can contract the infection without exhibiting any symptom of the disease. In this case, an STD testing can check for presence of certain pathogens.
Diagnostic [...]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is the most widely known of all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) especially among the youth. It is considered as one of the most terrible pandemics that have ever hit mankind, accounting for 25 million deaths since it reached the public eye in 1981.
Origin
HIV is believed to have originated from [...]
A federal study released early this year reported the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in teenage American girls. Teenage STD statistics show an alarming 26% incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in American girls aged 14-19. Roughly translated, about 3 million or 1 in every 4 adolescent females in the US is afflicted with [...]
Syphilis is one of the most alarming bacterial infections which may cause severe complications that can be fatal. The disease does not only affect the genitals. Instead, the spread of the bacterial infection affects the skin and the mucous membranes. If left untreated, the condition may also affect the brain and the heart.
Basically, syphilis is [...]
