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how many diseases can you catch besides aids?

while sex there are many other diseases you can get besides hiv and aids. what diseases do you know about and what do they do?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    BV - Bacterial Vaginosis:

    Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the name of a condition in women where the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted and replaced by an overgrowth of certain bacteria. It is sometimes accompanied by discharge, odor, pain, itching, or burning.

    Chlamydia:

    Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. Chlamydia also can cause discharge from the penis of an infected man.

    Gonorrhea:

    Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.

    Genital herpes:

    Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak. Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years.

    Genital HPV Infection:

    Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.

    Some of these viruses are called "high-risk" types, and may cause abnormal Pap tests. They may also lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis. Others are called "low-risk" types, and they may cause mild Pap test abnormalities or genital warts. Genital warts are single or multiple growths or bumps that appear in the genital area, and sometimes are cauliflower shaped.

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

    Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a general term that refers to infection of the uterus (womb), fallopian tubes (tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus) and other reproductive organs. It is a common and serious complication of some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), especially chlamydia and gonorrhea. PID can damage the fallopian tubes and tissues in and near the uterus and ovaries. Untreated PID can lead to serious consequences including infertility, ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy in the fallopian tube or elsewhere outside of the womb), abscess formation, and chronic pelvic pain.

    Syphilis:

    Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It has often been called “the great imitator” because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases.

    Trichomoniasis:

    Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that affects both women and men, although symptoms are more common in women.

    Source(s): If you want to learn more about STD's you can visit this website. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/disease_info.htm
  • 1 decade ago

    Bacterial Vaginosis

    Chlamydia

    Genital Herpes

    Gonorrhea

    Hepatitis

    HIV Infection and AIDS

    Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts

    Pap test

    Syphilis

    Trichomoniasis

    What is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?

    It is an infection or disease passed from person to person through sexual contact.

    How many people have STDs?

    The United States has the highest rates of STDs in the industrialized world. In the United States alone, an estimated 15.3 million new cases of STDs are reported each year. Women suffer more frequent and more serious complications from STDs than men.

    How do you get an STD?

    You can get and pass STDs through vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Trichomoniasis can also picked up from contact with damp or moist objects such as towels, wet clothing, or a toilet seat, if the genital area gets in contact with these damp objects. Some STDs cause no symptoms. But STDs can still be passed from person to person even if there are no symptoms.

    What are the symptoms of STDs?

    Here are some STDs and their symptoms.

    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/stdsgen.htm

  • 6 years ago

    I got clinically diagnosed with herpes virus (type 2) about 5 years back, whilst I was still in college and had a stupid one-night stand. I know a lot of people say this, but I swear I had never done that sort of thing before. I just made a huge mistake that one time and all of a sudden I felt like I was going to have to live with the consequences for my entire life. The hardest part was feeling I could never date guys again. After all, who wants to go out with a girl that has sores round her "you know what" area? But since a friend shared this movie https://tr.im/gWFXU everything changed.

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  • John L
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    BV - Bacterial Vaginosis

    Chlamydia and LGV

    Gonorrhea

    Hepatitis (viral)

    Herpes, Genital

    HPV - Human Papillomavirus Infection

    PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

    Syphilis

    Trichomoniasis

    and more. Much more.

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    Source(s): http://www.cdc.gov/std/ Center for disease control
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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Study the subject in printed material.

    The list is long. And Ugly.

  • 1 decade ago

    For God's sake why don't you try & let us know after sometime?...repost later!!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Cockgreen - cock will turn green and drop off!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS

    HERPES SIMPLEX 2

    HEPATITIS A,B &C

    HIV/AIDS:

    SYPHILIS

    TRICHOMONIASIS

    CHLAMYDIA & GONORRHEA

    PUBIC LICE

    CRABS

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