There are five human herpesviruses that are transmitted by intercourse and by other routes of intimate contact: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), cytomegalo-virus (HCMV), Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV-8), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Among...
Genital warts, caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), and molluscum contagiosum appear as small, painless bumps or growths. Genital herpes (herpes simplex virus), primary syphilis, chancroid, and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) cause open sores, blisters, or ulcerations in the genital regio...
Genital herpes Three things cause sexually transmitted diseases: Parasites Bacteria Viruses If you're sexually active, there's a chance that you can catch an STD. That chance can go up if you: Have unprotected sex Usecondomsincorrectly Have sex with multiple partners Misusealcoholor recreational dr...
101 Circumstantial evidence incriminates CMV as a venereally transmitted disease. Bacteriology CMV is a DNA virus of the herpesvirus group, along with varicella-zoster, EBV, and the two herpes simplex viruses. These viruses share the properties of cell association, the ability to propagate...
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There are five human herpesviruses that are transmitted by intercourse and by other routes of intimate contact: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), cytomegalo-virus (HCMV), Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV-8), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Among...
The word "disease," as in STD, implies a clear medical problem, with some obvious symptom. But many of the most common STDs have no signs or symptoms in infected women and men, or they have mild signs and symptoms that are easily overlooked. So the sexually transmitted virus or bacteria...
sexually transmitted disease (STD), anydisease(such assyphilis,gonorrhea,AIDS, or a genital form ofherpes simplex) that is usually or oftentransmittedfrom person to person by directsexualcontact. It may also be transmitted from a mother to her child before or atbirthor, less frequently, may be...
Common STDs in women include chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV, genital herpes, and the Zika virus. Sexually transmitted diseases(STDs) are infections that can be transferred from one person to another through any type of sexual contact. STDs are sometimes referred to as sexually transmitted infections (ST...
What is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?An STD means signs or symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) have developed. An STI happens when bacteria or a virus are spread through oral, genital, or anal sex. Some examples of STDs are HIV, chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea....