Sexually transmitted diseases are called venereal diseases in medical practice. It is worth noting that there are quite a few of them. However, some of these pathologies can pass from one human body to another not only during sexual intercourse, but also through household items, skin, etc.
In order to understand what sexually transmitted diseases exist, we decided to provide a classification of these deviations.
Classification of infectious diseases
Such infections include:
- bacterial;
- viral;
- protozoan;
- fungal;
- parasitic diseases.
Of course, such fairly common diseases as nonspecific urethritis, bacterial vaginosis and candida colpitis do not belong to pathologies transmitted during sexual intercourse, but quite often they are considered precisely inaggregate with them.
Bacterial infections
Sexually transmitted diseases are fairly easy to diagnose. However, their treatment sometimes requires a lot of time and money. So, let's imagine which diseases belong to this group.
- Inguinal granuloma. Calymmatobacterium granulomatis bacteria.
- Syphilis. The patient's skin, mucous membranes, some internal organs, bones and nervous system are affected.
- Soft chancre. 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 urinary 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 type 2.
- Condylomas pointed.
- Hepatitis B.
- Kaposi's sarcoma (malignant neoplasm of the skin).
- Human papillomavirus.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- Molluscum contagiosum (skin disease).
Protozoal infections
To likeinfections can be attributed to the disease trichomoniasis, 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 not always dangerous only during sexual intercourse. These diseases include candidiasis (or thrush). Most often, this deviation occurs against the background of reduced immunity.
Parasitic diseases
- Scabies (a fairly contagious skin disease).
- Phthiriasis or pubic louse.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Prevention
Prevention of the presented infections requires compliance with the following rules:
- Systematic and correct use of female and male condoms.
- Periodic medical examination.
- Regular and correct use of germicides (topical).
- If an infection is detected, specialized treatment should be carried out.
- Abstinence from promiscuity.
- Notifying your partners of an existing illness.
- Compulsory vaccination against human papillomavirus and hepatitis B.
