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| Yeast Infection |
| Description A fungus, candida albicans, causes yeast infections. Disturbances in hormone levels during pregnancy, use of the birth control pill, and the change in the normal pH level of the vagina experienced during menstruation can all lead to a ye |
| Trichomoniasis |
| Description Trichomoniasis (referred to as trich) is caused by a protozoan, Trichomonas Vaginalis, a parasite that can infect both the vagina and the urinary tract. In men, the infection will only ever occur in the urethra (the tube that carries uri |
| Scabies |
| Description Scabies is a skin infestation caused by a tiny mite, Sarcoptes Scabiei. Although technically not a disease it is a very bothersome parasite that has a fast gestation period and can quickly infect an entire household. Symptoms Scabies cau |
| Syphilis |
| Description The bacteria T. Pallidum cause syphilis, a spiral shaped organism that undergoes mitosis (splits in two) about once per day. Symptoms Syphilis develops over several stages and throughout these stages the symptoms will vary from person to |
| Molluscum Contagiosum |
| Description This common viral infection most often affects young children, who pass it to each other through saliva. Symptoms In adults the virus results in lesions on the genitals, lower abdomen, buttocks or inner thighs. Most people with the infec |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) |
| Description The most common and serious complication of STDs among women, next to AIDs, is pelvic inflammatory disease. PID can affect the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and other related structures. PID occurs when specific microorganisms migrat |
| Herpes Simplex Virus |
| Description The herpes simplex virus (HSV, better known as herpes) is generally a non-lethal infection, which has two separate manifestations - Type 1 (labial herpes) and Type 2 (genital herpes). Labial herpes is the virus responsible for common col |
| Gonorrhea |
| Description Gonorrhea (better known as the clap) is the inflammation of the glands caused by the bacteria Neisseria Gonorrhea. The bacteria primarily affect the urethra in men and the cervix in women. Gonorrhea is both treatable and preventable. Sym |
| Genital Warts |
| Description The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes warts and a particular strain of this virus causes genital warts. Genital warts are relatively easy to detect; they are small lumps that typically have an irregular cauliflower-like surface. The col |
| Phthirus Pubis / Crab Louse / Pubic Lice |
| Description Peduculosis Pubis is the presence of the crab louse on a human host. This parasitic infestation is commonly referred to as crabs or the cooties. Pubic lice are remarkably adapted for attachment to coarse body hairs and are grayish-white |
| Cytomegalovirus Infections (CMV) |
| Description Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a strain of the herpes simplex virus (HSV). CMV rarely causes serious problems in the average (otherwise healthy) adult, except in people with suppressed or impaired immune systems. Infants, whose immune systems |
| Chlamydia |
| Description Chlamydia infections primarily affect the urethra in men and the cervix in women. Chlamydia is considered one of the most common STDs and is now recognized as a major cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, a cause of infertility in women. |
| Chancroid |
| Description Chancroid (shan-kroid) is a bacterial infection of Haemophilus Ducreyi. Chancroid lesions may be difficult to distinguish from ulcers caused by genital herpes or syphilis and therefore a physician must diagnose the infection by excluding |
| Chancroid |
| Description Chancroid (shan-kroid) is a bacterial infection of Haemophilus Ducreyi. Chancroid lesions may be difficult to distinguish from ulcers caused by genital herpes or syphilis and therefore a physician must diagnose the infection by excluding |
| AIDS and HIV |
| Description HIV a virus that enters the body through the transmission of bodily fluids to attack the immune system cells in order to reproduce itself. |
