Sexually transmitted diseases and infections

Treponema pallidum, is a sexually transmitted infection that largely spreads through sexual contact. Syphilis derives when a person comes in contact with painless lesions on the genitals, mouth, or rectum of an infected person. Since the initial recording of Syphilis in 1494, the disease outbreak has experienced fluctuations in numbers between genders, ethnicities, and sexual orientations throughout the decades. According to a report discharged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

society millennials and adults lack the necessary knowledge about STDs, not only the basic origin, but everything that associates with it. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, also known as venereal diseases, are caused by a widespread variety of viruses and bacteria. They can refer to 50 different types of infectious diseases and syndromes. The risks of acquiring said disease range from non-threatening to life threatening. There has been an increase in potential treatment options, however there has…

STDs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) are Infections that are transmitted through coitus with another domestic partner. Normally STD’s are transmitted through any kind of sexual intercourse. Sexually Transmitted Diseases are avoidable. There are many strategies, but the most efficient way is to have sexual intercourse with one partner, making sure that your partner didn’t have sexual relations with anyone else. This method is not practiced by many. Another method is a condom. A condom fits over…

years the rates of teen pregnancy have been decreasing, this remains untrue for the rates of STD’s, STI’s, and birth control use in young adults. Young adults count for almost half of the twenty million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases each year (Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2014). This statistic is astonishing considering there are many ways to get young adults to take their sexual health importantly. We often find ourselves wondering, “What can we do to get young adults to care…

Gonorrhea is Neisseria gonorrhoeae, affects both sexually active males and females of all ages. The chain of transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is by direct sexual contact via vaginal, anal, oral intercourse, or from a mother to their baby, during childbirth. Contact of infectious exudates from mucous membranes of an infected human creates a passageway from one human to another human and/or partner. Gonorrhea is listed as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and is prevalent in young…

is sex. The most imminent danger that sex can bring is sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. A sexually transmitted disease is a contamination passed from person to person through sexual intercourse, by contact with blood, or from mother to child. Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV/AIDS, Herpes, and Gonorrhea are some of the better known sexually transmitted diseases. However, there are more than twenty different types of sexually transmitted diseases. Gonorrhea, also known as the clap, is where the…

Sexually transmitted disease is the disease that need to spread in many educational institutions. Especially with our youth who is not much aware what this disease can affect our body. This type of disease can get of anyone who is active in sex. Being knowledgeable in this type of disease and how it can affect our health, body and how can it transmit to others will give awareness in avoiding this disease. There are many types of sexually transmitted diseases that we need to know. Sexually…

When the pleasure of sex becomes your worst nightmare, due to a sexually transmitted disease. In America many young adults, between the ages 15 to 24 are becoming infected with sexually transmitted diseases, also known as STDs. It is important to inform the communities how to perform a healthy sexual activity, to prevent any sexual partner from becoming infected during the act. According to the Healthy People 2020, the goal is to educate our society by promoting healthy sexual activities,…

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or infections (STI) refer to “a variety of clinical syndromes caused by pathogens that can be acquired and transmitted through sexual activity” (Schuilig&Likis, 2013, p. 485). There are a variety of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and ectoparasites that may contribute to the cause of a sexually transmitted infection. The knowledge of these microorganisms contributing to the infection resulted in changing the term from venereal disease, which primarily referred…

Evaluation of Epidemiological Problem - Chlamydia Sexually transmitted diseases (STD), used to be known as venereal diseases, are infections that are spread through sexual contact. Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common reportable bacterial sexual transmitted disease in the United States and can affect a wider spectrum of people than other STDs. Approximately half, of the nearly 20 million yearly reported STD cases, involves males and females under 25 years old and Chlamydia comprises…