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Genital herpes is a
sexually transmitted
disease (STD) caused by
the herpes simplex
viruses type 1 (HSV-1)
and type 2 (HSV-2). Most
genital herpes is caused
by HSV-2. Most
individuals have no or
only minimal signs or
symptoms from HSV-1 or
HSV-2 infection. When
signs do occur, they
typically appear as one
or more blisters on or
around the genitals or
rectum. The blisters
break, leaving tender
ulcers (sores) that may
take two to four weeks
to heal the first time
they occur. Typically,
another outbreak can
appear weeks or months
after the first, but it
almost always is less
severe and shorter than
the first outbreak.
Although the infection
can stay in the body
indefinitely, the number
of outbreaks tends to
decrease over a period
of years.
Syphilis is a
sexually transmitted
disease (STD) caused by
the bacterium Treponema
pallidum. It has often
been called “the great
imitator” because so
many of the signs and
symptoms are
indistinguishable from
those of other diseases.
Gonorrhea is a
sexually transmitted
disease (STD). Gonorrhea
is caused by Neisseria
gonorrhea, a bacterium
that can grow and
multiply easily in the
warm, moist areas of the
reproductive tract,
including the cervix
(opening to the womb),
uterus (womb), and
fallopian tubes (egg
canals) in women, and in
the urethra (urine
canal) in women and men.
The bacterium can also
grow in the mouth,
throat, eyes, and anus.
Any sexually active
person can be infected
with gonorrhea. In the
United States, the
highest reported rates
of infection are among
sexually active
teenagers, young adults,
and African Americans.
Bacterial Vaginosis
(BV) is the name of a
condition in women where
the normal balance of
bacteria in the vagina
is disrupted and
replaced by an
overgrowth of certain
bacteria. It is
sometimes accompanied by
discharge, odor, pain,
itching, or burning.
Bacterial Vaginosis
(BV) is the most common
vaginal infection in
women of childbearing
age. In the United
States, BV is common in
pregnant women.
Genital HPV
infection is a sexually
transmitted disease
(STD) that is caused by
human papillomavirus (HPV).
Human papillomavirus is
the name of a group of
viruses that includes
more than 100 different
strains or types. More
than 30 of these viruses
are sexually
transmitted, and they
can infect the genital
area of men and women
including the skin of
the penis, vulva (area
outside the vagina), or
anus, and the linings of
the vagina, cervix, or
rectum. Most people who
become infected with HPV
will not have any
symptoms and will clear
the infection on their
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