Any contagious disease acquired during sexual contact; e.g. syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid.
Definition (MEDLINEPLUS)
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections that you can get from having sex with someone who has the infection. The causes of STDs are bacteria, parasites and viruses. There are more than 20 types of STDs, including
Most STDs affect both men and women, but in many cases the health problems they cause can be more severe for women. If a pregnant woman has an STD, it can cause serious health problems for the baby.
If you have an STD caused by bacteria or parasites, your health care provider can treat it with antibiotics or other medicines. If you have an STD caused by a virus, there is no cure. Sometimes medicines can keep the disease under control. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading STDs.
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Spanish
Enfermedad venérea no especificada, Enfermedad de transmisión sexual NEOM, EV, Enfermedad venérea NEOM, enfermedad venérea (trastorno), enfermedad venérea, Venereal diseases, Syphilis and other venereal diseases, Sexually transmitted diseases, [X]enfermedad de transmisión sexual no especificada, [X]enfermedad de transmisión sexual no especificada (trastorno), [X]infecciones con modo de transmisión predominantemente sexual, [X]infecciones con modo de transmisión predominantemente sexual (trastorno), [X]infecciones de transmisión predominantemente sexual (trastorno), [X]infecciones de transmisión predominantemente sexual, enfermedad de transmisión sexual, enfermedad infecciosa transmitida por vía sexual (trastorno), enfermedad infecciosa transmitida por vía sexual, enfermedad venérea, SAI (trastorno), enfermedad venérea, SAI, Enfermedad de transmisión sexual, enfermedad infecciosa transmitida sexualmente, Enfermedades Sexualmente Transmisibles, Enfermedades Venéreas, Enfermedades Venereas, ETSs, ETS, Enfermedades Sexualmente Transmitidas, Enfermedades de Transmision Sexual, Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual, ITS, Infecciones Sexualmente Transmitidas, Infecciones de Transmision Sexual, Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual