SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES Fact Sheet
Stay informed, a.k.a. Pox. Don't let the pox into your Syphilis be safe, act home, or anyone else's smart, and raise 5.6 million new cases awareness reported each year about Sexually Transmitted Caused by the bacteria Diseases Treponema pallidum (STDs). Cured with the right antibiotics
Breaking out is hard to do Playing doctor is a game you don't Herpes want to lose Chlamydia
More than 500 million people are 130 million new infections living with genital herpes infection occur annually in the world
Caused by Herpes simplex virus 2 Caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis
There is no cure. However, medicines Chlamydia can be cured can prevent or shorten outbreaks with the right treatment
Don't let these crabs louse This virus is 400,000 times smaller Crab Louse up your life than a golf ball, but a nasty killer HIV 43 million people are estimated to Pubic lice infestation is found be living with HIV worldwide and can affect anyone Human immunodeficiency virus Pthirus pubis is a parasitic kills cells which help the body insect of humans fight infections
Treated with lice-killing lotions No effective cure exists for HIV, but it can be controlled with proper medical care
a.k.a. The Clap, from the old French A relationship with Trich can be Gonorrhea for brothel, "clapier" parasitic and hard to handle Trichomoniasis
Very common infection among young people (15-24 years) Is the most prevalent non-viral STD, 140 million new infections each year
Caused by a Neisseria gonorrhoeae Caused by a tiny parasite called bacterium infection Trichomonas vaginalis
Can be cured with the right treatment, but It can be treated with antibiotics some drug-resistant strains are developing
HPV Kissing this frog can give you warts. Anyone who is sexually The HPV vaccine is a true prince! active can get an STD. Most sexually active women and It's time to take action! men will be infected at some point in their lives Talk, protect, test and treat! Human papillomavirus is a virus that includes more than 100 different strains or types A vaccine is now available which protects against several HPV types
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