1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

2. AIDS/HIV
AIDS is a chronic disease that damages the bodies immune system.
Symptoms: fever, fatigue, rashes, headache, swollen lymph nodes, body aches, night sweats, sore throat, nausea, diarrhea
Consequences: reduced ability to fight infections and disorders, death
Treatment: a combination of antiviral drugs “drug cocktail”

3. Chlamydia Type of infection: bacterial Symptoms: often no symptoms
Men: painful urination, watery discharge from penis
Women: vaginal discharge, burning with urination, lower abdominal pain
Consequences: infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease (w), urethritis (m)
Treatment: antibiotics

4. Gonorrhea Type of infection: bacterial
Symptoms: often appear in 2-7 days
Men: urinary discomfort, thick yellow-white or yellow-green discharge
Women: usually asymptomatic, urinary pain, increased vaginal discharge
Consequences: PID (w), urethritis (m)
Treatment: antibiotics

5. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Type of infection: bacterial (often resulting from untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea)
Symptoms: same as chlamydia and gonorrhea, abdominal pain, fever, shills, nausea, and vomiting
Consequences: increased risk of infection, infertility, chronic pelvic pain
Treatment: antibiotic, hospitalization in severe cases

6. Genital Warts Type of infection: viral Symptoms: dry, painless growths
Consequences: risk of infecting others, cervical cancer (w)
Treatment: freezing, burning, laser surgery, application of acid

7. Genital Herpes Type of infection: viral
Symptoms: often no symptoms, flulike symptoms, genital lesians or sores
Consequences: no cure, infertility, risk of passage to newborns during birth
Treatment: antiviral drugs

8. Hepatitis B Type of infection: viral
Symptoms: flulike symptoms, dark-colored urine and abdominal pain (in advanced cases)
Consequences: liver damage, death
Treatment*: antiviral drug, hepatitus B immunoglobulin
*The vaccine for hepatitis B is safe and effective.

9. Syphilis Type of infection: bacterial
Symptoms: ulcer at infection site, flulike symptoms, rash
Consequences: demetia, cardiovascular damage, blindness, and death
Treatment: antibiotics

10. References
Fahey, T.D., Insel, P.M. & Roth, W.T. (2003). Sexually Transmitted
Diseases. In T. Dorwick & V. Mailinee (Eds.), Fit & Well: Core concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness (pp ). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill.