Sexually transmitted diseases are called sexually transmitted diseases in medical practice . It is worth noting that there are quite a lot of them. However, some of these pathologies can pass from one human body to another, not only during sexual intercourse, but also through household attributes, skin integuments, etc.
In order to understand what sexually transmitted diseases exist, we decided to provide a classification of these deviations.
Classification of Infectious Diseases
These infections include:
- bacterial;
- viral;
- protozoal;
- fungal;
- parasitic diseases.
Of course, such fairly common diseases as non-specific urethritis, bacterial vaginosis and colpitis candidiasis do not belong to pathologies transmitted during intercourse, but quite often they are considered in conjunction with them.
Bacterial infections
Sexually transmitted diseases are diagnosed quite easily. However, their treatment sometimes requires a lot of time and money. So, let's imagine which diseases belong to this group.
- Inguinal granuloma. Called by the bacteria Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
- Syphilis. The patient affects the skin, mucous membranes, some internal organs, bones and the nervous system.
- Chancroid. The causative agent is a bacterium of the species Haemophilus ducreyi.
- Chlamydia is one of the most common sexual diseases.
- Venereal lymphogranuloma. It is characterized by lesions of the femoral, deep, inguinal and iliac pelvic lymph nodes.
- Mycoplasmosis
- Gonorrhea. The patient is affected by the mucous membranes of the genitourinary organs, and sometimes the rectum.
- Ureaplasmosis. Infection can occur even at birth (from an infected mother).
Viral infections
Sexually transmitted diseases can sometimes lead to the death of the patient. Most of them are in this group.
- HIV
- Herpes of the 2nd type.
- Genital warts.
- Hepatitis B.
- Kaposi's sarcoma (malignant neoplasms of the skin).
- Human papillomavirus.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- Molluscum contagiosum (skin disease).
Protozoal infections
Such infections include trichomoniasis disease, which is dangerous because, with improper and untimely treatment, the patient may experience complications, namely infertility or pregnancy pathologies.
Fungal infections
Sexually transmitted infections are far from always dangerous only during sexual intercourse. Such diseases include candidiasis (or thrush). Most often, this deviation occurs against a background of reduced immunity.
Parasitic diseases
- Scabies (a rather contagious skin disease).
- Phytiasis or pubic louse.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Prevention
Prevention of presented infections requires compliance with the following rules:
- Systematic and proper use of male and female condoms.
- Periodic medical examination.
- Regular and proper use of bactericidal agents (local).
- If infection is detected, specialized treatment should be performed.
- Abstinence from promiscuous sex life.
- Notifying your partners about an existing disease.
- Mandatory vaccination against human papillomavirus and hepatitis B.