Teen Logic

pythonpants, alot of girls have one or more of these disesaes yet they are not sexually active.

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"STD'' is a term applied to more than two dozen diseases that are transmitted PRIMARILY through anal, oral, or vaginal sex. They do not always have to involve sexual activity, but most often they do.

Most STDs that are caused by bacteria, protozoa, and other small organisms can usually be cured with antibiotics or topical creams and lotions. Among the most common STDs are two bacterial infections known since ancient times: syphilis and gonorrhea. A third, chlamydia, is becoming alarmingly widespread today. All three may be cured with antibiotics.

Viral infections, however, while treatable, are not curable. These include herpes; human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes genital warts; and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which produces AIDS. Treatment may help relieve the symptoms and/or slow the progression of the disease.

Hepatitis is the only STD for which a vaccine exists. Some other common STDs include trichomoniasis, which is caused by protozoa and is treated by a simple oral antibiotic, and scabies and crabs, which are tiny organisms that infest the skin or pubic hair and can be treated by the application of topical creams and lotions.

http://www.feminist.com/resources/ourbodies/std.html