Friday, March 11, 2011

Male sexually transmitted diseases

Sexual transmitted diseases are commonly  known as STD (Sexual transmitted diseases ).The diseases may have no symptoms which is one of the reasons experts prefer the term "sexually transmitted infections" to "sexually transmitted  diseases.For instance most men who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all, but can pass the infection on to their sexual partners easily.

Male sexual transmitted diseases can be transmitted through exchange of semen, blood, and other body fluids; or by direct sexual contact  with a person.Sexually transmitted diseases are also called venereal diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that 85% of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the United States are sexually transmitted.Actually Sexual transmitted diseases are infections generally acquired by sexual contact. It's possible to contract sexually transmitted diseases from people who seem perfectly healthy — people who, in fact, aren't even aware of being infected.

Transmitted diseases:

Following are the male sexual transmitted diseases :

Chlamydia
This diseases is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, a microscopic organism that lives as a parasite inside human cells.Actually it is a  type of bacteria one species of which causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea.Like gonorrhea, chlamydia is a prime cause of severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).This disease can effect men as well as women.But more victims are women 25% victims are men and 50% victims are women

Human papilloma virus
This virus is also refers as HPV which is the abbreviation of human papillomavirus.this causes genital warts which is one of the main reason of cervix cancer in women.this virus can also transfer from mother to child.

Genital herpes
This disease is caused by a virus named herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2).Herpes is an fatal viral infection thought to be one of the most common STDs. These viruses are of two types

a)HSV-1(usually causes oral herpes)

b)HSV-2 (usually causes genital herpes)

This can be transmitted by sexual contact and damage the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals and also causes painful blisters and redness around the genital area.

Gonorrhea
This disease is caused by a bacterium named Neisseria gonorrhoeae.The usual symptoms in men are burning with urination and penile discharge.In both men and women if gonorrhea is left untreated if it has progressed.

Syphilis
This disease is caused by a bacterium named treponema pallidum.It  is fatal disease it increase the risk oh HIV Human immunodeficiencyvirus.This can transmitted by sexual contact and also transfer from mother to child.often doesn't cause any symptoms in its early stages.But it is uncureable if it can progress.

Human immunodeficiency virus
It is generally known as HIV.This virus causes aids and this virus affect the immune system of the body.this virus can transmitted through sexual contact or from mother to child and from body fluid of infected person.

Hepatitis
It is the infection which affect liver caused by a DNA virus.symptoms of Hepatitis  are severe or chronic, causing serious damage to the liver. Also called serum hepatitis.it can b transmitted through contaminated food or contaminated blood,sexual contact and through contaminated needles and instruments.

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