&lt;h1 class=&quot;with-also&quot;&gt;Sexually Transmitted Diseases&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Also called: Sexually transmitted infections, STDs, Venereal disease.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;More than&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;30 different&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;bacteria, viruses and parasites are known to be transmitted through sexual contact. Eight of these pathogens are linked to the greatest incidence of sexually transmitted disease. Of these 8 infections, 4 are currently curable: syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1 class=&quot;with-also&quot;&gt;Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Bacteria&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Non-gonococcal Urethritis (NGU); &lt;br /&gt;Chlamydia trachomatis&lt;br /&gt;Ureaplasma urealyticum&lt;br /&gt;Mycoplasma genitalium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Chancroid Haemophilus ducreyi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Lymphogranuloma venereum - LGV (Chlamydia trachomatis)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Granuloma inguinale (Calymmatobacteria granulomatis)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Virus&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Genital herpes (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.sg/herpes-simplex-virus-hsv&quot;&gt;Herpes simplex virus&lt;/a&gt; type 1 &amp;amp; 2 - HSV I&amp;amp;II)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Molluscum contagiosum (Molluscum contagiosum virus)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Genital warts (Human papilloma virus - HPV)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Viral (Hepatitis Hepatitis A, B and C viruses - HAV. HBV. HCV)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;HIV infection and AIDs (Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 &amp;amp; 2)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Fungi&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Vaginal candidiasis (Candida albicans)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Penile candidiasis&amp;nbsp;(Candida albicans)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Protozoa&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Parasites&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;alsocalled&quot; style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Pubic lice infestation (Pediculosis pubicyphilis)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1 class=&quot;with-also&quot;&gt;More Sexually Transmitted Diseases Info&lt;/h1&gt;

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