People who are sexually active and
do not undertake precautions are very much prone to the sexual diseases and
infections. The two most prominent ones being sexually transmitted disease(STD) and sexually transmitted infection (STI). Most of the common people tend
to confuse between the two but they are two very different things.
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STD vs STI
STD stands for sexually transmitted
disease, as most of us know. But as per medical standards, these basically are
the wide infections that become a part of human body due to the consecutive
sexual contact. Nonetheless, most of the people who are infected through sexual
transmission don't usually get the disease. It just remains in the infection
phase. This is where STIs come in the action. As per the references of the medical
experts, STI are the sexually transmitted infections. This is just to clarify
the confusion of the people that not all the sexually infections turn into
diseases.
Just for example, women suffering
from HPV (Human papilloma virus) do not develop the risk of cervical cancer.
However there are several cases in which the infections finishes over two
years. Also, in the generation, many people think that suffering from sexually
transmitted disease is a shame. Thus, the sexually transmitted infection is a
much preferred option for people like these.
STD
STDs are the transmitted infections
which grow and turn out to be dangerous for the patients. These usually happen
due to the sexual contact. Apart from the sexual contact, the other modes for
the transfer of these diseases include breastfeeding of the mother to it's
infant, blood transfusion or even drug infants.
Since the genitals are the moist
areas, there is a high risk of being infected. These moist areas prove to be
ideal environment for the growth of the bacteria, virus. People who do not use
contraceptives but are sexually active are very much prone to the risk of
sexually transmitted diseases. However, not all STIs are STDs. Most of the
adolescent women are subjected to STD. Thereby, the rate of STD is increasing
in senior people too these days.
Some of the prominent STDs include
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Genital herpes
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Genital warts
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Hepatitis B
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
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Chlamydia
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Molluscum Contagiosum
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
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Crabs, which is also referred to as the pubic lice
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Trichomoniasis or Trichomoniasis
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Syphilis
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Gonorrhea
STI
Nonetheless, as per medical experts,
these are the infections which haven't transmitted into diseases. They might
disappear after a specific time and may re-appear if it is not taken care of
properly. However, these are not as serious as the disease. In this case, the
infections are transmitted or might grow due to the already existing infection.
It is necessary to take proper care of them since they have a severe impact on
the health.
Apart from the above mentioned
sexually transmitted diseases, some of the prominent infections are enlisted
below
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Epididymo-orchitis
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Hepatitis C
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Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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Trichomonas vaginalis
There are other infections too which
if left untreated can prove to be a threat to the human Heath.
The sexually transmitted infections
such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can eventually lead to AIDS
(Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). This attacks the immune system of the
body and decays it's functioning and the body becomes weak. There are very few
chances of people surviving after being affected by HIV. This is one of the
most fatal STDs and STIs. The infection eventually changes into a disease and
turns out to be dangerous for the whole being of the body. It is for this
reason that experts recommend taking proper care even after being slightly
infected. The increase can prove to be fatal.
However, there are experts who
suggest that the sexually transmitted diseases and the sexually transmitted
infections are the same thing. It is just the increase of the infections to
that of the diseases. So, if the differences are considered, there isn't much
difference between the two.
