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List of STD's
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| STD | Symptoms | Cure |
| Bacterial | ||
| Gonorrhea | symptomatic early in females, yellow pus , painful and frequent urination. Do not develop immunity | antibiotics |
| Syphilis | Shanker, secondary lesion of mucous membranes, tertiary causes nervous damage and is difficult to treat. | antibiotics |
| Chlamydia |
large amount of college students. Discharge and burning sensation in males, female have smell as well as burning and itching |
antibiotics |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | Leasing cause of infertility. Infection of the pelvic reation by normal flora or a pathogen. Partner may be treated | antibiotics |
| Nongonoccocal Urethritis | Inflammation of the urethra, puslike discharge, | antibiotics, but may be difficult to treat |
| Chancroid | Becoming more common in the US. soft painful ulcers on external genitals. Will destroy the tissue | antibiotics |
| Viral | ||
| Genital herpes | Two main types, small painful blisters appealing on the sex structures. May have flu like symptoms. Will heal within 3 weeks. will reoccur at or near the original site of infection. Can cause mental retardation if woman has active case while delivering. | No cure, possible vaccine. |
| human papillomavirus | warts, possibility of cervical cancer. Detectable on a papsmear | freezing or burning off the wart. podophyllin (not widely used) |
| Type B viral Hepatisus | attacked cells of liver, cause jaundice and liver damage. Can be a chronic infection | vaccine |