Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affect men and women of all backgrounds and economic levels. Despite the fact that a great deal of progress has been made in STD prevention over the past four decades, the United States has the highest rates of STDs in the industrialized world. The rates of STDs are 50-100 times higher in the United States than in other industrial nations, even though rates of gonorrhea and syphilis have recently been brought to historic lows. In the United States alone, an estimated 15.3 million new cases of STDs are reported each year. Despite the fact that STDs are extremely widespread and add billions of dollars to the nation's healthcare costs each year, most people in the United States remain unaware of the risk and consequences of all but the most prominent STD—HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.Every year 3 million teens--about 1 in 4 sexually active teens-get a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD). Chlamydia and gonorrhea are more common among teens aged 15-19 than any other age group. In 2005, research showed nearly half of high school students have had sex.
The causes of STDs are bacteria, parasites and viruses. There are more than 20 types of STDs.Chlamydia is the most common STD. Most STDs affect both men and women, but in many cases the health problems they cause can be more severe for women. If a pregnant woman has an STD, it can cause serious health problems for the baby.
If you have an STD caused by bacteria or parasites, your health care provider can treat it with antibiotics or other medicines. If you have an STD caused by a virus, there is no cure. Sometimes medicines can keep the disease under control. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading STDs.The stds that will be discussed are the most common bacterial and viral stds.
Gonorrhea unlike other stds gonorrhea can have an effect on joint causing arthritis and skin lesions. If it is left untreated it will develop disseminated gonococal infection (DGI). About 80% of women and 10% of men have no symptoms until it is to late.
Chlamydia as stated above is the most common disease, which is also known as the silent disease because it doesn't display any symptoms. Some become aware of the disease after having a doctor exam.
Syphilils has several stages it can spread through broken skin or mucous membranes.
Trichomoniasis is another common std but one unique thing about it is, it looks like a sperm under the microscope but the difference between the two is trichomoniasis has a big head and little tale; sperm has a little head and long tale.
Durning the past 5 years there has been more people diagnosed with HIV. One reason is because of the down low men/undercover men.
It is easy to get Herpes because it can be transmitted through kissing.
Many stds can cause other stds like gonorrhea which can cause HIV. HPV/Gential Warts can cause cervical cancer.
In conclusion, stds is not anything you should take lightly. Some people can die from certain stds although many live with this disease. People only have one life and it should not be taken for granted. So next time your partner ask you to have sex without a condom or doesn't care if it is on correctly remember that he or she could be infected and could leave you with a nice surprise in the morning.