The term STD refers
to a sexually transmitted disease. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are
another term for STDs. STDs are infections that are transmitted from one person
to another by sexual activity, such as anal, vaginal, or oral sex. Bacteria,
parasites, and viruses are all responsible for STDs. The organisms that cause
sexually transmitted diseases (bacteria, viruses, and parasites)
can spread from person to person by blood, sperm, vaginal, and other bodily
fluids. These infections can sometimes be passed from mother to kid non
sexually, such as during pregnancy or childbirth, or through blood
transfusions or sharing needles.
HIV (human
immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that affects cells in the body that help it
fight infections, making a person more susceptible to other infections and
diseases. Contact with certain bodily fluids of an HIV-positive individual,
most commonly during unprotected intercourse (sex without the use of a condom
or HIV treatment to prevent or treat HIV), or sharing injection drug
equipment spreads the virus. If HIV is not treated, it can progress to AIDS
(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
- Transmission
- Prevention
- Diagnosis
- Natural History
- Treatment of Infections
- Sexual Transmission
- Sexual Health