Types of Venereal Disease
Syphilis - This venereal disease
first appears as a sore located at initial point of
exposure. Rash-like skin lesions then appear a few weeks
later along with fever, malaise, and enlarged lymph
nodes. If this venereal disease is untreated, it can lead
to damage of the nervous system, heart, and brain. This
venereal disease can also lead to death.
Gonorrhea - Symptoms of this venereal disease include burning sensations when urinating, pus from penis, vaginal discharge that is yellow or bloody, and vaginal bleeding during sex.
Chlamydia - This venereal disease can cause unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge, pain in the abdomen, painful sex, fever, painful urination, swollen or tender testicles, urge to urinate more frequently than usual.
Chancroid - Painful ulcers on the genitalia are symptomatic of this venereal disease.
Donovanosis - This veneral disease causes lesions in the anal area.
non-gonococcal urethritis - Inflammation of the urethra can be caused by this veneral disease.
Aids - this infamous venereal disease causes progressive destruction of the body's immune system - resulting in death.
Herpes - This venereal disease causes blisters anywhere on the body, but especially the mouth and genital areas.
Genital Warts - This venereal disease is highly contagious - 2/3 the people having sex with an infected individual become infected. As the name describes, this venereal disease is characterized by warts on the genitalia.
Cytomegalovirus - This veneral disease can lead to fever and enlarged liver.
Hepatitus - Symptoms of this venereal disease include abdominal pain, fever, yellowing of skin and eyes, and enlarged liver.
Molluscum contagiosum - This venereal disease is characterized by lesions on the genitals, abdomen, buttocks, or inner thigh.
Pubic lice - A venereal disease caused by parasites that feed on human blood, and the bites cause itching.
Scabies - A venereal disease characterized by an itchy skin rash caused by parasitic mites.
Candidiasis - a.k.a. yeast infection. This venereal disease causes itching and irritation of the vagina and/or vulva, sometimes accompanied with a whitish discharge.
Amoebiasis - Symptoms of this venereal disease include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and fever.
Giardiasis - This venereal disease causes loss of appetite, lethargy, diarrhea, loose or watery stool, stomach cramps, upset stomach, bloating, and flatulence.
Trichomoniasis - A veneral disease characterized by heavy, yellow-green or gray vaginal discharge, whitish discharge from penis, painful urination, irritation and itching of female genital area, discomfort during intercourse, and abdominal pain.