It is produced by an infection of the human papillomavirus, also known as HPV. Human papillomavirus can cause several types of cancers, such as cervical, anal, throat, and other mouth cancers. People who develop genital warts are at higher risk for these cancers than people who aren’t associated with this disease. Genital warts can be transferred to a person by unprotected sex. If diagnosed with genital warts, it recommend that you wear a condom each time you have sexual intercourse. Women between the ages if fifteen and twenty four are most likely to contract this non-curable disease. Sixty-two million humans are affected by genital warts world-wide. Doctors will attempt to eliminate the warts by burning them or using a topical solution, but the virus will always be with the person. Unfortunately, the warts may appear on the person’s body again. Some genital warts can be raised or flat bumps in the pelvic area. The color of these warts can vary from pink to gray. The person can experience itching, burning, and bleeding out of genitals. These warts can appear anywhere in the pelvic area, such as the anus, cervix, around the penis and even including the throat. There is an available vaccination for this terrible disease and it is recommended for women who are twenty-six or younger (Sexually Transmitted …show more content…
When America was first discovered, people would use mercury to try to cure it. The people would rub mercury on the areas affected. Although mercury was not the cure of syphilis, it is said that it relieved some of the symptoms that contribute to the disease (Sexually transmitted diseases). Syphilis is caused by the bacterium, Treponema Pallidum. It can enter the body by kissing, broken skin, and mucous membranes while having sex. If it is not too late, penicillin can cure this disease. About ninety eight percent of the time, penicillin will work. The doctors can determine syphilis by a blood test and a close-up examination of the patient’s body. If syphilis is not treated in time, life-changing complications can show up later in life, such as irreversible nerve damage and death. It is also possible for a women to transmit this disease to her newborn baby. Syphilis can cause still birth, or it can cause the baby to have a low-birth weight. Syphilis is a very dangerous disease, and should treated immediately after being diagnosed. (Sexually Transmitted