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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They are spread mainly by sexual contact. STIs are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites. A sexually transmitted infection may pass from person to person in blood, semen, or vaginal and other bodily fluids.
Sexually transmitted diseases are infections spread mainly by contact with genitals or bodily fluids. Also called STDs, STIs or venereal disease, sexually transmitted infections are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are very common. Millions of new infections occur every year in the United States. STIs are preventable. If you have sex, know how to protect yourself and your sex partner (s) from STIs.
Sexually transmitted infections can lead to sexually transmitted diseases. Treatment can depend on your diagnosis.
WHO fact sheet on sexually transmitted diseases (STIs), providing key facts, as a public health issue, infections and transmissions, STIs and women's health, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, HIV, STI syndromes, prevention, vaccination, mother-to-child transmission, WHO response.
A sexually transmitted infection (STI, formerly known as a sexually transmitted disease or STD) is any infection that is spread primarily by sexual contact. One person passes the infection to another during oral, vaginal, or anal sex. STIs are some of the most difficult infections to catch.
What are STIs? How are they different from STDs? How are they transmitted? Learn More. Fact Sheets. Basic information about STIs in plain language, in question and answer form. Prevention. How to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Testing. STI testing type and frequency recommendations. Types of STIs. About Gonorrhea.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), previously known as sexually transmitted diseases, involve the transmission of an organism between sexual partners through different routes of sexual contact, either oral, anal, or vaginal.
STDs are infections that are spread from one person to another, usually during vaginal, anal, and oral sex. They’re really common, and lots of people who have them don’t have any symptoms. Without treatment, STDs can lead to serious health problems.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact. They are usually spread during vaginal, oral, or anal sex.