sexually-transmitted disease
Intimate contact illness
A sexually-transmitted disease is an infection passed between people through sexual contact—intercourse, oral sex, or other intimate physical exchange.
Common examples include chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, and HIV.
The term is often abbreviated STD, though STI (sexually-transmitted infection) has become preferred in medical contexts because many infections show no symptoms and "disease" implies illness.
- unprotected sexIntercourse without contraception
- condomsContraceptive barrier device
- syphilisSpirochete-caused venereal infection
- gonorrheaSexually transmitted bacterial disease
- pelvic painDiscomfort between hips
dental dams · oral sex · antibiotics · hepatitis B · HPV vaccine · trichomoniasis · antiviral drugs · counseling services · chlamydia · anal sex · herpes simplex virus · open sores · pubic lice · discharge · blood transfusion · itching · burning sensation · monogamy
sexually-transmitted diseaseairborne disease
Pathogen spread by inhalation
waterborne disease · foodborne illness · nosocomial infection · zoonotic disease · respiratory infection
sexually-transmitted diseasegenetic disorder
Abnormality in inherited code
hereditary disease · autoimmune disease · degenerative disease · lifestyle disease · metabolic disorder
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