SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASES
STD's, sometimes referred to as Veneral Diseases, are infections
contracted through intimate sexual contact. Except for viral
respiratory diseases these diseased are the common type of infections.
Once established they can spread and cause extensive,serious physical
damage. STD's are highly contagious infections. Anyone who is sexual
active--other than with a single partner who is monogamous---risks
exposure to these diseases: the more partners, the greater the risk.
Sensible precautions that may be taken include both washing the genital
area and urinating after intercourse, using CONDOMS, and spermicidal
vaginal foams, jellies or creams and being tested frequently by your
Doctor, if there is any chance of exposure.

AIDS
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is a severe, frequently
tragic viral infection that destroys a person's resistance to
infection and certain cancers. The virus that causes AIDS is known as
HTLV-III/Lav. It is a sexual transmitted disease. Because the virus
lies in lymphocytes that are part of the make-up of blood, it can be
transmitted through blood or blood products. Aids is rarely caught
through casual (nonsexual) contact.

CHLAMYDIA
Infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis is by far the most
prevalent and fastest growing STD often affecting sexual active
individuals in their teens and early twenties. It is estimated that
as many and Ten Million individuals per year are infected. Sterility
in both men and women is common. Chlamydia can affect new borns who
come in contact with the mother's birth canal. Diagnosis requires a
simple, fast and quick test and fortunately when caught early can be
effectively treated with antibotics.

GONORRHEA
Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection of the urethra in men and the urethra,
the cervix, or both in women. Gonorrhea can also infect the rectum, the throat,
the pelvic organs, and rarely, the conjunctiva, the membrane that lines the
eyelid and eye surface. Gonorrhea is transmitted by sexual contact. Common
nonmedical names for gonorrhea are clap, drip, or GC. Gonorrhea is caused by
the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Gonorrhea is the second most reported
sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States. It is reported
annually in about 600,000 people.1 It is believed that another 1 million cases
go unreported each year. Approximately 75% of all cases of gonorrhea reported by
health professionals to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are
in people 15 to 29 years old. Teenage girls ages 15 to 19 and men ages 20 to 24
have the highest rates of infection.

GENITAL HERPES
Genital Herpes is another extremely common STD, affecting twenty
million or more people. This highly contagious disease is caused by
the herpes simplex virus and can be life threatening to infants
exposed at time of birth. In both men and women, the first symptoms
are usually an itching or tingling sensation, followed by eruption of
sores or blisters that are unusually painful.

SYPHILIS

VENERAL WARTS
Like herpes, veneral warts (condylomata-acuminata) are caused by a
virus that is transmitted through sexual contact.

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**If you suspect any sexual transmitted disease you should immediately
consult your Doctor. He/She will discuss the diagnosis and treatment
with you and advise on informing your parnter(s).**