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Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. In women, symptoms may include abnormal vaginal discharge, burning during urination, and bleeding in between periods, although most women do not experience any symptoms. [ 60 ]
Gonorrhoea or gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap, [7] is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [8] Infection may involve the genitals, mouth, or rectum. [9] Gonorrhea is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, [1] or from a mother to a child during birth. [1]
Herpes simplex, often known simply as herpes, is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. [5] Herpes infections are categorized by the area of the body that is infected. The two major types of herpes are oral herpes and genital herpes, though other forms also exist. Oral herpes involves the face or mouth.
Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.
Chlamydia, or more specifically a chlamydia infection, is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. [3] Most people who are infected have no symptoms. [ 1 ] When symptoms do appear, they may occur only several weeks after infection; [ 1 ] the incubation period between exposure and being able to infect ...
Cases of sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, and sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, have been steadily rising since the turn of the century, data shows, but a recent spike in cases of ...
A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. First case of rare, sexually transmitted type of fungal infection reported in the ...
It may also be sexually transmitted, including contact with saliva, such as kissing and oral sex. [16] Historically HSV-2 was primarily a sexually transmitted infection, but rates of HSV-1 genital infections have been increasing for the last few decades. [14] Both viruses may also be transmitted vertically during natural childbirth.