Chlamydia: is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is the STD with the highest prevalence, and at the beginning of the infection, there are no symptoms. In man, it manifests as inflammation of the urethra, accompanied by burning and clear discharge, as well as frequent and painful urination. In the case of women, up to 70% of those infected have no symptoms; however, it causes inflammation of the pelvis and oviducts. If it is not treated, it can cause sterility.
Gonorrhea: the bacterium that causes this disease is Nersseria genorrheear. It is STD that has no symptoms in 5 to 10% of infected men and up to 50% of intected women. However, it is highly contagious, since infected mucous membranes are become infected during childbirth, and if they become infected the eyes may sufer from blindness. In men, there is inflammation of the urethra with the production of pus and painful urination. The infection may involve the epididymis and the pros. tate. In women, there is purulent vaginal discharge, and the uterus, oviducts, and pelvis can swell. This disease also causes sterility if it is not treated in a timely and appropriate manner.
Syphilis: is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Its contagion is not only by ogmau uaaa asanosajui jeue pue qouBea geao Suunp uonpajur po aoanos au sexual transmission but also by blood transfusions from infected donors. Infected moth. transmit the disease to the fetus through the placenta. In the first stage, in the fected area, there is a region of hardening, which is open and does not hurt, known chancre; it disappears in a maximum of five weeks. Between six and 24 weeks later. fever, joint and muscle pain, and rashes appear. These symptoms occur because the pathogen spreads throughout the body. When the function of the affected organs is compromised, several symptoms arise, including the lack of control of sphincters and muscular weakness that ends up keeping the person bedridden without being able to move. If the disease is not treated, it is possible that up to 20 years after the infection, nervous symptoms occur, giving rise to neurosyphilis, which affects brain structures and the patient may even have dementia
Genital herpes: is an incurable STD caused by a herpes virus type 2 (HSV-2). It produc- es painful blisters on the penis and vulva, including the vagina. Although the blisters disappear, the virus is still present in the body throughout life; this is why blisters can occur regularly. It is important to clarify that the herpes virus type 2 that produces genital herpes is not related to the herpes virus type 1 (HSV-1) that produces blisters or ulcers on the lips and mouth.
Genital warts: are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is sexually trans- mitted and is not curable. Women infected with this virus have a very high risk of de- veloping cancer in the cervix, which is one of the principal mortality causes of women in Mexico.
Molluscum contagiosum: caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus, produces le- sions in the form of small, yellowish-white hard rashes on the skin. This disease is not exclusively sexually transmitted; it also occurs during childhood and in immunosup- pressed people. If the infection is caused by sexual contact, the lesions develop in the genital and perineal areas, as well as in thighs. The lesion is eliminated with the use of drugs of local application or with cryotherapya.
*Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): is caused by the human immunode ficiency virus (HIV), which remains throughout life in the body, although the infected person does not have any symptoms. Its contagion occurs through sexual exposure to semen or vaginal fluids of infected people. Since the virus also found in the blood, it can be transmitted by blood transfusions or by having contact with the rneedles contaminated syringes. Mothers who suffer from this disease transmit it to their child during childbirth or through breast milk.